title: Osteoplasty: Percutaneous Bone Cement Injection beyond the Spine.
abstract: Percutaneous osteoplasty, the injection of bone cement into a painful bone lesion refractory to conventional therapy (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and narcotic analgesia), is performed to allow for immediate bone structure consolidation, reduce the risk of a pathological fracture, achieve pain regression, and improve mobility. In this article, the technique of this procedure and a review of the current literature including the author's personal large series will be described.
authors.affiliation: Responsabile Radiologia Interventistica, Istituto per la Ricerca e Cura del Cancro, Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni Carlo
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Anselmetti