title: What's new in vertebral cementoplasty?
abstract: Vertebral cementoplasty is a well-known mini-invasive treatment to obtain pain relief in patients affected by vertebral porotic fractures, primary or secondary spine lesions and spine trauma through intrametameric cement injection. Two major categories of treatment are included within the term vertebral cementoplasty: the first is vertebroplasty in which a simple cement injection in the vertebral body is performed; the second is assisted technique in which a device is positioned inside the metamer before the cement injection to restore vertebral height and allow a better cement distribution, reducing the kyphotic deformity of the spine, trying to obtain an almost normal spine biomechanics. We will describe the most advanced techniques and indications of vertebral cementoplasty, having recently expanded the field of applications to not only patients with porotic fractures but also spine tumours and trauma.
authors.affiliation: 1 Neuroradiology Department, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.affiliation: 1 Neuroradiology Department, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guarnieri
authors.affiliation: 2 Radiology Department-Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giurazza
authors.affiliation: 3 Minimal Invasive Spine Department-AOEC "Cannizzaro", Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manfrè
mesh_terms: D060826:Cementoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000628:therapy