Complications in percutaneous vertebroplasty associated with puncture or cement leakage

• Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 161 - 168
• Main Authors: Baumann, Clemens, Fuchs, Heiko, Kiwit, Jürgen, Westphalen, Kerstin, Hierholzer, Johannes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2007
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Cements - adverse effects; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CEMENTS; Clinical outcomes; Female; Germany; Humans; Injections, Spinal; LEAKS; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical procedures; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Needles - adverse effects; Orthopedic Procedures - adverse effects; Polymethyl Methacrylate - adverse effects; PVP; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Radionuclide Imaging; Spinal Fractures - diagnosis; Spinal Fractures - surgery; Spinal Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Injuries - etiology; Spinal Puncture - adverse effects; Spinal Puncture - instrumentation; Spine - diagnostic imaging; Spine - surgery; SURGERY; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Failure; VASCULAR DISEASES
• ISSN: 0174-1551; 1432-086X
• DOI: 10.1007/s00270-006-0133-5

Due to the minimally invasive character and excellent clinical outcome of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), the procedure is being performed in greatly increasing numbers. While PVP has a low complication rate in general, severe complications can occur. We focus on the imaging appearance of complications of PVP associated with puncture or cement leakage--from harmless to life-threatening.