Korean J Radiol.  2012 Oct;13(5):665-665. 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.5.665.

How to Prevent Leaving "Needle Cast" or "Cement Tail" in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty

• Yang HL
• Sun ZY
• Zhang HT
• Zhu XY
• Chen KW
• Qian ZL

• KMID: 1392950
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2012.13.5.665

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

*Bone Cements
Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials/*prevention & control
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Injections
Kyphoplasty/methods
*Needles
Polymethyl Methacrylate/*administration & dosage
Time Factors
Vertebroplasty/*methods

Figure

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  Fig. 1 "Needle cast" or "cement tail" (white arrows).

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