Significance and Targeting of Small, Central Clefts in Severe Fractures Treated With Vertebroplasty
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- 16 April 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) in American Journal Of Neuroradiology
- Vol. 29 (7), 1285-1287
- https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.a1066
Abstract
SUMMARY: We report a small cohort of patients with severe osteoporotic fractures treated with vertebroplasty. We note a high prevalence of small, central, intraosseous clefts in these severe fractures. Rather than filling the small amount of residual bone marrow around the periphery of these severe fractures, as suggested by previous authors, we suggest central needle placement to fill these central clefts.Keywords
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