Percutaneous vertebroplasty in a broken vertebral titanium implant (titanium mesh cage).
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Date publication
juillet 2006
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr GANGI Afshin
Tous les auteurs :
Bierry G, Buy X, Mohan PC, Cupelli J, Steib JP, Gangi A
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
We report the case of a percutaneous consolidation of a broken vertebral implant (Surgical Titanium Mesh Implants; DePuy Spine, Raynham, MA, USA) by vertebroplasty. Four years after anterior spondylectomy with cage implantation and stabilization with posterior instrumentation, the patient was admitted for excruciating back pain. Radiographs showed fracture of the cage, screw, and rod. An anterior surgical approach was deemed difficult and a percutaneous injection of polymethyl methacrylate into the cage was performed following posterior instrumentation replacement. This seems to be an interesting alternative to the classical anterior surgical approach, which is often difficult in postoperative conditions.
Référence
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2006 Jul-Aug;29(4):706-9.