Percutaneous CT-guided vertebroplasty in the management of osteoporotic fractures and dorsolumbar metastases.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure consisting of an injection of acrylic cement into a vertebral body to reinforce the compressed segment and achieve pain relief. The use of PVP is a minimally invasive option in the treatment of osteoporotic or metastatic vertebral collapses. Our personal experience, using a CT-guided technique, confirms the efficacy and safety of PVP with a lower risk for complications compared with conventional fluoroscopic approaches because of a precise placement of the instruments in the vertebral body and an early detection of small cement leakages.
Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, C. Poma Hospital, V. Albertoni n1; 46100 Mantova, Italy. andreapizzoli@hotmail.com
Andrea L
AL
Pizzoli
Lodovico Renzi
LR
Brivio
Roberto
R
Caudana
Enrico
E
Vittorini
D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*