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BACKGROUND: Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are leading treatments for patients with vertebral body compression fractures. Although cement augmentation has been shown to help relieve pain and instability from fractures containing a cleft,... more
BACKGROUND: Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are leading treatments for patients with vertebral body compression fractures. Although cement augmentation has been shown to help relieve pain and instability from fractures containing a cleft, there is some controversy in the literature regarding the procedure’s efficacy in these cases. Additionally, some of the literature blurs the distinction between clefts and cement patterns (including cement nonunion and cement fill pattern). Both clefts and cement patterns have been mentioned in the literature as risks for poorer outcomes following cement augmentation, which can result in complications such as cement migration. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to identify the prevalence of fracture clefts and cement nonunion, the relationship between them as well as to cement fill pattern, and their association with demographics and other variables related to technique and outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Interventional radiol...
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Spine infection is unfortunately a common occurrence, especially in susceptible patient populations. Differentiating infection from other non-infectious disease processes can be extremely difficult both clinically and on imaging. This... more
Spine infection is unfortunately a common occurrence, especially in susceptible patient populations. Differentiating infection from other non-infectious disease processes can be extremely difficult both clinically and on imaging. This chapter will review imaging of pyogenic spondylodiscitis, tuberculous spondylodiscitis, fungal spondylodiscitis, infectious sacroiliitis, and epidural abscesses with focus on the unique imaging features differentiating these conditions from non-infectious disease processes in the spine.
BACKGROUND Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are leading treatments for patients with vertebral body compression fractures. Although cement augmentation has been shown to help relieve pain and instability from fractures containing a cleft,... more
BACKGROUND Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are leading treatments for patients with vertebral body compression fractures. Although cement augmentation has been shown to help relieve pain and instability from fractures containing a cleft, there is some controversy in the literature regarding the procedure's efficacy in these cases. Additionally, some of the literature blurs the distinction between clefts and cement patterns (including cement nonunion and cement fill pattern). Both clefts and cement patterns have been mentioned in the literature as risks for poorer outcomes following cement augmentation, which can result in complications such as cement migration. OBJECTIVES This study aims to identify the prevalence of fracture clefts and cement nonunion, the relationship between them as well as to cement fill pattern, and their association with demographics and other variables related to technique and outcomes. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Interventional radiol...