Se presenta un caso de embolismo pulmonar luego de vertebroplastia, realizada por fractura vertebral por osteoporosis. El embolismo se confirmó por métodos complementarios. Se sugiere atención a los síntomas respiratorios y radiografía de tórax posterior a la vertobroplastia a los efectos de mejora...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Vertebral fracture is the main complication of osteoporosis and is common among the elderly. Conservative treatment is the first choice for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) but for persistent painful cases, percutaneous vertebral cement augmentation techniques, ...
ABSTRACT Kyphoplasty (KP) and vertebroplasty (VP) are both widely adopted treatments for patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF), however, which of these techniques is more effective has not yet been established. We performed a systematic review of articles, followed by meta-analysis, in an ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the results of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) in spinal fragility fractures (osteoporosis/tumor), analyzing possible complications. Method: We evaluated 33 patients with spinal fractures (FXV) due to osteoporosis or tumor who underwent PV between January and November 2...
La vertebroplastia y la cifoplastia son técnicas percutáneas mínimamente invasivas que se hallan indicadas en el tratamiento del dolor asociado con fracturas vertebrales osteoporóticas y tumorales. Aunque han demostrado ser técnicas seguras, pueden dar lugar a complicaciones derivadas de la llamada ...
