title: Clinical evaluation of percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with paraplegia and immobilization syndrome: a case report.
abstract: We will discuss a potential role of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in the management of a patient with immobilization syndrome due to paraplegia and vertebral osteoporotic fractures. While PVP is commonly used for the treatment of osteoporotic thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures, its role in vertebral stabilization in patient with immobilization syndrome has not been reported in the literature. A 73-year-old woman affected by immobilization syndrome due to paraplegia and vertebral osteoporotic fractures was treated with PVP of vertebrae D12, L1, and L4. After PVP, the patient did not need any antalgic therapy, and there was a significant improvement regarding mobilization, performance of physiological functions, daily management of personal care, and treatment of decubitus ulcers, increasing life quality and psychological well-being.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiation Therapy, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masala
authors.forename: Eros
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calabria
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nezzo
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Vivo
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Neroni
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonetti