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ArticleSeminars in interventional radiology2010

Percutaneous cementoplasty.

Konstantinos Katsanos, Tarun Sabharwal, Andreas Adam

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Article in Seminars in interventional radiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Konstantinos KatsanosDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Tarun Sabharwal
Andreas Adam
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · GBSt Thomas' Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cementoplasty includes percutaneous procedures like vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, osteoplasty, and sacroplasty. Bone packing with cement aims to treat or prevent vertebral and extraspinal pathological fractures and relieve pain in patients with osteoporosis and bone metastases. The authors outline the accepted and newer indications for patient selection and present the fundamentals of image-guided lesion access and cement injection. Practitioners should evaluate each patient carefully and have a thorough knowledge of the anatomy, the technique, the expected outcomes, and the potential complications. Detailed informed consent and multidisciplinary decision making are recommended. Understanding of the particular advantages and limitations of the various modern filler materials is also crucial for a successful and uncomplicated procedure. Future developments include new mechanical devices for effective restoration of vertebral height, as well as the introduction of osteoconductive and osteoinductive cements that will be able to promote more physiological bone healing.

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bone metastasiscementoplastyosteoplastyOsteoporosisvertebroplasty

Identifiers

PMID21629403
PMCPMC3036515
OpenAlexW4231282194

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