Acrylic cements have been used for the augmentation of weakened or partially destroyed
bones for decades (1). The term vertebroplasty originally described an open surgical …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a complex group of diseases involving alterations in
mucosal immunity and gastrointestinal physiology during both initiation and progressive …

Virotherapy is an approach for the treatment of cancer, in which the replicating virus itself is
the anticancer agent. Virotherapy exploits the lytic property of virus replication to kill tumor …

PURPOSE To describe experience with 500 temporary balloon occlusions of the internal
carotid artery, with particular emphasis on the techniques and complications. METHODS …

PURPOSE To describe a technique for percutaneous vertebroplasty of osteoporotic vertebral
body compression fractures and to report early results of its use. METHODS The technique …

… Jensen ME, Evans AJ, Mathis JM, et al. Percutaneous polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty
in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures: technical aspects. …

It has been 10 years since percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) was introduced clinically into
the United States. The procedure has grown in acceptance and is becoming the standard of …

Study Design. Cadaveric study on the biomechanics of osteoporotic vertebral bodies augmented
and not augmented with polymethylmethacrylate cement. Objectives. To determine the …

This report describes the case of a woman in whom multiple compression fractures of the
lower thoracic and lumbar spine occurred in association with long‐term corticosteroid therapy …

… Jensen ME, Evans AJ, Mathis JM, et al. Percutaneous polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty
in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures: technical aspects. …