title: Percutaneous sacroplasty.
abstract: The recognition of sacral insufficiency fractures continues to be poor, and diagnosis is often delayed resulting in significant morbidity. Percutaneous sacroplasty is an image guided procedure that is safe and potentially effective for treating the pain and disability related to these fractures. Several cohort studies reviewed here report successful outcomes using this procedure, with patients experiencing nearly full pain relief immediately and longitudinally. As with the well proven results from percutaneous vertebral augmentation within the thoracic and lumbar spine, sacroplasty reduces the cost associated with bed rest and physical therapy and allows patients to return to activities of daily living sooner than with conservative therapy.
authors: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors: Amar C
authors: AC
authors: Gupta
authors: Albert J
authors: AJ
authors: Yoo
authors: Jeffrey
authors: J
authors: Stone
authors: John C
authors: JC
authors: Barr
authors: Allan
authors: A
authors: Brook
authors: Sean
authors: S
authors: Tutton
authors: Orlando
authors: O
authors: Ortiz
authors: Ariel E
authors: AE
authors: Hirsch
authors: Mykol
authors: M
authors: Larvie
authors: Michael E
authors: ME
authors: Frey
authors: Mahesh V
authors: MV
authors: Jayaraman
authors: Joshua A
authors: JA
authors: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods