BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Previous investigators have reported on benefits and risks
associated with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, but there are limited comparison data …

Balloon kyphoplasty and percutaneous vertebroplasty are relatively recent procedures in the
treatment of painful vertebral fractures. There are, however, still some uncertainties about …

Object. The current North American experience with minimally invasive vertebro-and
kyphoplasty is largely limited to the treatment of benign osteoporotic compression fractures …

We analysed the CT scans and radiographs of 76 vertebrae in 49 patients who underwent
vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic compression fractures. Leaks of cement were …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients successfully treated with vertebroplasty often
return with new pain caused by a new vertebral body fracture. The new fractures often are …

PURPOSE: We prospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of kyphoplasty in the
treatment of osteolytic vertebral compression fractures resulting from multiple myeloma. The …

Study Design. Experimental study using a laboratory leakage model. Objective. To examine
the working hypothesis that high-viscosity cements will spread uniformly, thus significantly …

Overall, vertebroplasty has a low complication rate. Nevertheless, severe complications can
occur. The majority of these are related to cement extrusion. The rate of cement leakage is …

THE membership of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Standards of Practice
Committee represents experts in a broad spectrum of interventional procedures from the …

Back pain is the principal manifestation of most osteoporotic vertebral compression
fractures, and may be either acute and excruciating, or chronic and persistent. 1, 2 Acute …