Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (26): 4241-4246.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0780

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Prevention and treatment of cement leakage in percutaneous vertebroplasty

Yan Guang-hua, Ge Shun-jie, Qiu Ji-ren, Lu Mao-de   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Second People’s Hospital of Qinzhou, Qinzhou 535000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2018-01-04
  • About author:Yan Guang-hua, Master, Attending physician, Department of Orthopedics, Second People’s Hospital of Qinzhou, Qinzhou 535000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous vertebroplasty is characterized by small surgical trauma and good analgesic effect, and it can also increase the strength and stability of the vertebral body. Therefore, it has been widely used in clinical practice. However, postoperative bone cement leakage is still at high incidence.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the prevention and treatment of cement leakage in percutaneous vertebroplasty.
METHODS: We retrieved PubMed for relevant articles published from January 1999 to June 2017. The key words were “percutaneous vertebroplasty; bone cement leakage; prevention and treatment”. We also retrieved CNKI database for relevant articles published from May 2006 to July 2017, with the key words of “percutaneous vertebroplasty; bone cement leakage; prevention and treatment” in Chinese.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: In order to reduce the occurrence of the leakage of bone cement, there are some cautions as follows: (1) perform a detailed preoperative examination and inquire the medical history; (2) perfect imaging examination;       (3) master the surgical indications and contraindications strictly; (4) choose the proper puncture path, and use C-arm perspective and communicate with patients during the operation; (5) use high-viscosity bone cement as much as possible, inject proper amount of bone cement in the dough consistency; and (6) pull the needle until a few minutes after the completion of the bone cement infusion. Cement leakage is asymptomatic in most cases, and some patients only feel local pain. Most patients can recur after the conservative treatment. Some catastrophic consequences, such as bone cement leakage via intervertebral pores, appear with the compression of the spinal cord and nerve, and conservative treatment cannot completely remove the compression. We should remove bone cement by open surgery if necessary. For serious complications such as pulmonary embolism and lower limb vein embolism, surgical treatments should be taken in the presence of unrelieved symptoms.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程

Key words: Vertebroplasty, Intraoperative Complications, Tissue Engineering

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