title: Percutaneous stabilization of lumbar spine: a literature review and new options in treating spine pain.
abstract: Vertebral fracture (VF) is a common condition with >160,000 patients affected every year in North America and most of them with affected lumbar vertebrae. The management of VF is well known and defined by many protocols related to associated clinical neurological symptoms, especially in case of the presence or absence of myelopathy or radicular deficit. In this article, we will explore the percutaneous stabilization of the lumbar spine by showing the newest approaches for this condition.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, SS Trinità Hospital, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcia
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria (AOU) di Cagliari-Polo di Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saba
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Radiology, Ospedale Microcitemico, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marras
authors.affiliation: 4 Diagnostic and Monitoring Division, AtheroPoint™ LLC, Roseville, CA, USA.|5 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Idaho (Affiliated), ID, USA.
authors.forename: Jasjit S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.affiliation: 6 Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiation Therapy, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Eros
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calabria
authors.affiliation: 6 Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiation Therapy, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masala
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D058498:Kyphoplasty / Q000379:methods; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D009339:Needles; D016684:Prone Position; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*