title: Intra-arterial injection of acrylic cement as a complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is a minimally invasive procedure that provides significant pain relief in a high percentage of patients with osteoporotic fractures. The complication rate of PVP is reported to be below 6%. This case illustrates, for the first time, an arterial PMMA embolus to the aorta and its branches as a complication of PVP.
authors: Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Mozaffar
authors: Mohammad Reza
authors: MR
authors: Radpay
authors: Hatef
authors: H
authors: Zirakzadeh
authors: Pooneh
authors: P
authors: Nabavizadeh
authors: Mohammad Reza
authors: MR
authors: Sobhiye
authors: Rouzbeh
authors: R
authors: Motiei Langroudi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate