PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kaufmann, Timothy J.
AU  - Wald, John T.
AU  - Kallmes, David F.
TI  - A Technique to Circumvent Subcutaneous Cement Tracts during Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
DP  - 2004 Oct 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1595--1596
VI  - 25
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/9/1595.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/9/1595.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2004 Oct 01; 25
AB  - Summary: The deposition of a subcutaneous cement tract is a potential complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty. These tracts can be a source of pain and tenderness for the patient. We describe a case of symptomatic cement deposition within a needle tract in the subcutaneous tissues that required surgical removal, and we describe a technique to prevent this complication in a second patient, by using needle redirection to cut across the cement core.