Pulmonary Cement Embolism following Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimal invasive procedure that is applied for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. During vertebroplasty, the leakage of bone cement outside the vertebral body leads to pulmonary cement embolism, which is a serious complication of this procedure. Here...

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Main Authors: Ümran Toru, Tuba Coşkun, Murat Acat, Hilal Onaran, Şule Gül, Erdoğan Çetinkaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/851573