ArticleEuropean radiology2017
Safety and efficacy of multilevel vertebroplasty for painful osteolytic spinal metastases: a single-centre experience.
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- The role of minimally invasive surgery within a multidisciplinary approach for patients with metastatic spine disease over a decade: A systematic review.Neuro-oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Anterior mini-incision vesselplasty using bone filling container for C2 metastasis: a single center case series.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Clinical efficacy and safety of robot-assisted targeted co-ablation combined with vertebroplasty under local anesthesia for spinal metastases.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- A modified anterolateral transdiscal percutaneous vertebroplasty with curved needle technique for C2/C3 metastases.European radiology · 2026Article
- Container Plasty in Advanced Painful Osteolytic Vertebral Metastases With Posterior Wall Defect: A Retrospective Observational Study.Clinical spine surgery · 2025Observational
- Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty in treatment of lumbar vertebral body metastases: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Epidemiology and detection of cement leakage in patients with spine metastases treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty: A 10-year observational study.Journal of bone oncology · 2021Article
- The First Algorithm Calculating Cement Injection Volumes in Patients with Spine Metastases Treated with Percutaneous Vertebroplasty.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2020Article
- Bone marrow washout for multilevel vertebroplasty in multiple myeloma spinal involvement. Technical note.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2019Article
- Multilevel percutaneous kyphoplasty in painful osteolytic vertebral metastases: a study of the efficacy and safety.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Image-Guided Bone Consolidation in Oncology.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo retrospectively assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for painful osteolytic spinal metastases when treating more than three vertebrae per session.
methodsA total of 153 patients with painful osteolytic spinal metastases underwent PVP. Group A patients (n = 93) underwent PVP at up to three vertebral levels per session. Group B patients (n = 60) underwent PVP at more than three levels in one session. Pain, quality of life (QoL), and mobility were assessed before and after PVP. Minor and major complications were systematically assessed.
resultsBoth groups experienced significant pain relief and QoL improvement after the intervention (p < 0.001). Mobility improvement was observed in both groups, despite worse mobility status before PVP in group B compared with group A. There was no significant difference between the two groups throughout the follow-up period in overall pain relief and improvement in QoL and mobility. There was also no significant difference between groups in minor and major complications.
conclusionsMultilevel vertebroplasty is safe and effective for the treatment of multiple osteolytic spinal metastases. Multilevel PVP relieves pain and improves QoL and mobility. KEY POINTS: • Percutaneous vertebroplasty is safe and effective for painful osteolytic spinal metastases. • Multilevel vertebroplasty does not cause more complications than single-level vertebroplasty. • Multiple spinal metastases patients may regain functional independence after multilevel vertebroplasty.
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