Prophylactic injection of methylmetacrylate in vertebrae located between two previously cemented levels does not prevent a subsequent compression fracture in a patient with bone fragility

Uebelhart, Brigitte; Casez, Pierre; Rizzoli, René; Louis Simonet, Martine

doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.05.008

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Prophylactic injection of methylmetacrylate in vertebrae located between two previously cemented levels does not prevent a subsequent compression fracture in a patient with bone fragility

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Uebelhart, Brigitte; Casez, Pierre; Rizzoli, René; Louis Simonet, Martine

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Joint bone spine, vol. 75, no. 3, p. 322-324

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2008

Abstract

A 68-year-old woman with a fragility fracture of the fourth lumbar vertebra was treated with a first vertebroplasty using methylmetacrylate with an initial good pain relief. Early painful recurrent vertebral fractures led to iterative vertebroplasties. Furthermore prophylactic treatment with methylmetacrylate of a non-fractured vertebra located between two previously injected ones did not prevent its collapse. This case report underlines the lack of a clear evaluation benefit/risk ratio of these procedures in patients with non-malignant bone fragility.

Keywords

Aged
Bone Cements
Female
Fractures, Compression/prevention & control
Fractures, Spontaneous
Humans
Injections
Lumbar Vertebrae
Methylmethacrylate/administration & dosage
Recurrence
Spinal Fractures/therapy

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UEBELHART, Brigitte et al. Prophylactic injection of methylmetacrylate in vertebrae located between two previously cemented levels does not prevent a subsequent compression fracture in a patient with bone fragility. In: Joint bone spine, 2008, vol. 75, n° 3, p. 322–324. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.05.008

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PID : unige:2550
DOI : 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.05.008
PMID : 17977769

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1297-319X

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Prophylactic injection of methylmetacrylate in vertebrae located between two previously cemented levels does not prevent a subsequent compression fracture in a patient with bone fragility

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