RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Technique to Circumvent Subcutaneous Cement Tracts during Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1595
OP 1596
VO 25
IS 9
A1 Kaufmann, Timothy J.
A1 Wald, John T.
A1 Kallmes, David F.
YR 2004
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/9/1595.abstract
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.