Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is the principal component of bone cements used for rapid
stable fixation of implants, such as metal and plastic prosthetics placed in living bone during …

OBJECTIVE: We analyzed the outcome of patients with symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas
treated at University of California, San Francisco, over a 20 year period. Treatment included …

PURPOSE: To describe the technique and results of injecting ethanol directly into
symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eleven patients with …

OBJECTIVE Vertebral hemangiomas are common tumors that are benign and generally
asymptomatic. Occasionally these lesions can exhibit aggressive features such as bony …

The phrase “vertebroplasty versus kyphoplasty” evokes images of competitive procedures
and groups of entrenched physicians locked in battle. Our involvement in the development …

Conservative surgical strategies are appropriate for most symptomatic hemangiomas
causing cord compression without instability or deformity. Even so, complete intralesional …

We report one cervical and two thoracic vertebral haemangiomas with neurological
disturbance successfully treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty followed by decompression …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Many therapeutic techniques have been used for the
treatment of symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas (SVH), and each has its own limitations …

Study Design. The clinical records and radiographs of 18 patients with vertebral
hemangiomas treated with ethanol vertebroplasty were reviewed to evaluate the usefulness …

There are few musculoskeletal lesions that can be diagnosed confidently based on imaging
features alone. Even if a lesion is likely to be a particular entity (eg, metastasis in a patient …