title: Pulmonary embolism associated with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) after vertebroplasty. A complication more often than one thinks.
authors.forename: Athanasios K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Petridis
authors.forename: Homajoun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maslehaty
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eichenhofer
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillner
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scholz
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate