Percutaneous Anterolateral Vertebroplasty for a Myelomatous Pathologic Fracture of the Subaxial Cervical Spine: A Case Report.
10.14245/kjs.2011.8.3.225
- Author:
Sang Kyun KIM
1
;
Joo Young CHUNG
;
Chul Bum CHO
;
Hyun Chul CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Colcolle of Medicine, Anyang, Korea. chcmc@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Multiple myeloma;
Vertebroplasty;
Compression fracture;
Pathologic fracture;
Metastasis
- MeSH:
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Fractures, Compression;
Fractures, Spontaneous;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Multiple Myeloma;
Neck Pain;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Spine;
Vertebroplasty
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2011;8(3):225-228
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The authors describe a patient with multiple myeloma who was treated for an acute cervical vertebra body fracture by percutaneous vertebroplasty. A 48-year-old female patient presented a severe neck pain without neurologic deficit. A myelomatous pathologic fracture of C4 was diagnosed, and percutaneous vertebroplasty was performed successfully through a left anterolateral approach. Her posterior neck pain was immediately relieved with vertebroplasty and no instability was observed over 18 months of follow-up.
