Cement Consolidation: Vertebral Augmentation and Cementoplasty

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Abstract

Structural bone instability from osteoporosis or tumor destruction can result in debilitating pain, fractures, and erosion of muscle attachments. Cementoplasty describes the percutaneous minimally invasive injection of a bone filler to consolidate the weakened bone in order to provide palliative effect and reduce the risk of an impending fracture or progression of an existing fracture. When applied to the spine, the technique is commonly known as vertebral augmentation, a term that encompasses both vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. Outside of the spine, the procedure is commonly referred to as cementoplasty or osteoplasty, and sometimes with specific anatomical descriptors such as sarcoplasty and acetabuloplasty. This chapter reviews the indications, general techniques, and pitfalls for percutaneous cement stabilization both within and outside of the spine.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Radiology
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages71-79
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Publication series

NameMedical Radiology
ISSN (Print)0942-5373
ISSN (Electronic)2197-4187

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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