Vertebral compression fracture is the most common complication of osteoporosis. It may
result in persistent severe pain and limited mobility, and significantly impacts the quality of …

Percutaneous vertebral augmentation techniques, including vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty,
are minimally invasive interventional procedures in which bone cement, usually polymethyl …

Background Therapy of vertebral fractures in the elderly is a growing challenge for
surgeons. Within the last two decades, the use of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) in the …

Bone nonunion may occur when the fracture is unstable, or blood supply is impeded. To
provide an effective treatment for the healing of nonunion defects, we introduce an injectable …

Background A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to
compare the incidence of cement leakage between unilateral and bilateral percutaneous …

Background The vertebral endplate route was demonstrated to be the main pathway for
nutrition to the intervertebral disc. However, it is still a controversial issue on whether the …

Background: Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty have recently been used to treat painful
osteoporotic compression fractures. Early clinical results have been encouraging, but very …

Background Vertebroplasty (VP) is considered an alternative therapy in an osteoporotic
compression fracture that failed conservative treatment. However, cement leakage into the …

Objective The objective of this research was to investigate the risk factors of cement leakage
in patients with metastatic spine tumors following percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) …

Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) encompasses a spectrum of spinal infections ranging from
isolated mild vertebral osteomyelitis to severe diffuse infection with associated epidural …