Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures: Long-Term Evaluation of the Technical and Clinical Outcomes

2011 ◽  
Vol 196 (6) ◽  
pp. 1415-1418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noboru Tanigawa ◽  
Shuji Kariya ◽  
Atsushi Komemushi ◽  
Miyuki Nakatani ◽  
Rie Yagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
Term Evaluation ◽  
Osteoporotic Compression Fractures

scholarly journals Ascending Tonic Clonic Seizure Syndrome after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Guido Zarattini ◽  
Adam Farrier ◽  
Federico Sibona
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Cement Leakage ◽  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
Leg Pain ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
First Case ◽  
Seizure Syndrome ◽  
Osteoporotic Compression Fractures

Background Context. Cement leakage is not a rare complication of vertebroplasty, but ascending tonic clonic seizure syndrome is exceptionally rare. We herein report the first case to our knowledge of this complication related to vertebroplasty.Purpose. We herein report the first case of ascending tonic clonic seizure syndrome following epidural cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with multiple osteoporotic compression fractures.Study Design. Case report.Methods. A 64-year-old woman with T8, T10, L2, and L4 osteoporotic compression fractures underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty using polymethylmethacrylate. 40 minutes after the procedure the patient started suffering back and leg pain, having repetitive myoclonic jerks lasting 15 seconds of the lower extremities, spasm of the back, dyspnea, sinus tachycardia, hypoxemia, and metabolic acidosis.Results. The patient recovered completely due to a combination of early effective resuscitation and considered definitive management.Conclusions. Percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate is relatively safe but has few dangerous complications, which should be prevented by a meticulous technique and excellent image quality.

Long-term evaluation of bulking agents for the treatment of fecal incontinence: clinical outcomes and ultrasound evidence

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Guerra ◽  
M. La Torre ◽  
G. Giuliani ◽  
D. Coletta ◽  
S. Amore Bonapasta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fecal Incontinence ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Bulking Agents ◽  
Term Evaluation ◽  
Ultrasound Evidence

Percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of burst fractures

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyi-Feng Chen ◽  
Chieh-Tsai Wu ◽  
Shih-Tseng Lee
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty ◽  
Spinal Fractures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Burst Fractures ◽  
Osteoporotic Compression Fractures ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a useful procedure for patients with vertebral osteoporotic compression fractures; however, there has been no mention in the literature of the use of percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of traumatic spinal fractures. The authors report the case of a 33-year-old man who harbored L-1, L-2, and L-5 burst fractures sustained in a work-related accident. The patient was successfully treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate. The authors propose this procedure as a useful intervention in selected patients with lumbar burst fractures. The complications associated with major surgical procedures are absent.

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