A case of multilevel percutaneous vertebroplasty for vertebral metastases resulting in temporary paraparesis.

Guan Shi, Fei Feng, Chen Hao, Jia Pu, Bao Li, Hai Tang

The Journal of international medical research 2020 Feb

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Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is a minimally invasive treatment that has been widely used for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures and vertebral tumors. However, the maximum number of vertebral segments treated in a single PVP remains controversial. Furthermore, PVP may cause complications, including cement leakage, pulmonary embolism, bone cement toxicity, and spinal nerve-puncture injury. We report the rare case of a patient who underwent multilevel PVP for vertebral metastases, with no bone cement leakage or spinal cord injury, but who developed temporary paraparesis.

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Guan Shi, Fei Feng, Chen Hao, Jia Pu, Bao Li, Hai Tang. A case of multilevel percutaneous vertebroplasty for vertebral metastases resulting in temporary paraparesis. The Journal of international medical research. 2020 Feb;48(2):300060519835084