ArticleGlobal spine journal2019
Effects of Polymethylmethacrylate Cement Viscosity and Bone Porosity on Cement Leakage and New Vertebral Fractures After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: A Prospective Study.
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- Unilateral extrapedicular versus unilateral and bilateral transpedicular approaches in percutaneous vertebral augmentation for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: A meta-analysis.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Modified versus conventional percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture treatment: a systematic review and pilot meta-analysis.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Pooled it
- High- versus low-viscosity cement vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a meta-analysis.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 · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison between vertebroplasty with high or low viscosity cement augmentation or kyphoplasty in cement leakage rate for patients with vertebral compression fracture: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.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 · 2021Pooled it
- The effectiveness of Valsalva Maneuver-Assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty in reducing cement leakage in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Effect of Cold Saline Pre-Washing on Cement Leakage in Vertebroplasty: A Novel Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment by Unilateral Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Using Curved Diffusion Needle.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Application of machine learning in prediction of bone cement leakage during single-level thoracolumbar percutaneous vertebroplasty.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Cement augmentation for treatment of high to mid-thoracic osteoporotic compression fractures, high-viscosity cement percutaneous vertebroplasty versus balloon kyphoplasty.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A Retrospective Study to Evaluate the Effect of Dynamic Fracture Mobility on Cement Leakage in Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Percutaneous Kyphoplasty in 286 Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022Article
- Minimally Invasive Short-Segment Anteroposterior Surgery for Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Fractures with Canal Compromise: A Prospective Study with a Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.Asian spine journal · 2022Article
- Percutaneous vertebroplasty with high- versus low-viscosity bone cement for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
- Evaluation of Cement Leakage and Complications After Cement-augmented Pedicle Screw Fixation: A Retrospective Case Series.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
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designA prospective randomized study.
objectivesTo evaluate the effect of bone cement viscosity as well as of bone porosity on cement leakage during vertebroplasty and to analyze the occurrence of new vertebral fractures after the procedure.
methodsBetween April 2012 and December 2013, 60 patients suffering from osteoporotic vertebral fractures underwent vertebroplasty. The patients were randomly assigned into 2 equal groups. High-viscosity cement was used in group A, while low-viscosity cement was used in group B. Patients were followed-up for a minimum of 2 years.
resultsCement leakage occurred in 16 patients in group B (20 vertebral bodies) and in 6 patients in group A (9 vertebral bodies). The difference was statistically significant (χ
conclusionsThe clinical outcome of vertebroplasty was not influenced by cement viscosity. However, lower cement viscosity and higher degree of osteoporosis were found to be significant risk factors for cement leakage. Furthermore, the number of vertebral body fractures on presentation was a predictor for the occurrence of new fractures postoperatively.
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