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 …

Purpose To evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV)
in the treatment of pathologic fractures owing to malignancy with epidural involvement, with …

Background: Percutaneous vertebroplasty may be indicated when a patient with a painful
osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture remains intolerably symptomatic in spite of …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to compare the incidence and location of cement
leakage in percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic compression fractures with and …

OBJECTIVE. The importance of filling intravertebral fracture clefts with
polymethylmethacrylate during percutaneous vertebroplasty to maximize stabilization of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It is important to try to clarify the methodology of
vertebroplasty such as amount of cement needed, how many needles to use and the …

Background Post traumatic osteonecrosis of a vertebral body occurring in a delayed fashion
was first described by the German doctor Kümmell in 1895. Several studies have reported …

Objective To investigate the short-term therapeutic effect of percutaneous vertebroplasty
(PVP) for intravertebral cleft (IVC) and to analyze possible outcome predictors. Materials and …

Study Design. Prospective follow-up study. Objective. Evaluation of the diagnostic
assessment and clinical significance of the intravertebral cleft in painful, long-standing …

Kummell's disease, caused by osteonecrosis of the vertebral body, is a cause of vertebral
collapse. In Kummell's disease, intravertebral instability from nonunion between the cement …