Root Injury after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Compression Fracture: Case Report.
10.4184/jkss.2001.8.2.181
- Author:
Ki Tack KIM
1
;
Kyung Soo SUK
;
Jin Moon KIM
;
Kyung Chan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. ktkim@khmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Compression fracture;
Vertebroplasty;
Root injury
- MeSH:
Decompression;
Fractures, Compression*;
France;
Vertebroplasty*
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
2001;8(2):181-185
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The first image-guided percutaneous vertebroplasty was performed in France in 1984. Percutaneous vertebroplasty recently has been introduced as a therapeutic alternative for the treatment of pain associated with compression fracture. Several European reports have described excellent results for treatment of compression fracture, and complications were minor and infrequent. We experienced a case of root injury after percutaneous vertebroplasty in compression fracture, which was treated by posterior decompression and removal of the cement.
