Surgical Removal of Circumferentially Leaked Polymethyl Methacrylate in the Epidural Space of the Thoracic Spine after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

Surgical Removal of Circumferentially Leaked Polymethyl Methacrylate in the Epidural Space of the Thoracic Spine after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

Abstract Background The major complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) using polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is epidural leakage of PMMA that damages the spinal cord. Methods This is a case report. Result A 77-year-old man presented to our institution w...

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Main Authors: Kenichiro Kita, Yoichiro Takata, Kosaku Higashino, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Toshinori Sakai, Akihiro Nagamachi, Koichi Sairyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
Subjects:
percutaneous vertebroplasty
cement leakage
neurologic deficit
surgical removal
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1598030

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