Pulmonary Cement Embolism after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Incidence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors

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Yeo Ju Kim

Joon Woo Lee · Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Kun Woo Park · Seoul National University

Jin S. Yeom · Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Hee Sun Jeong · Wooridul Hospital

Jeong Mi Park · Catholic University of Korea

Heung Sik Kang · Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

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In osteoporotic VCFs, pulmonary cement embolism was detected in 23% of PVP sessions, developed in the distal to third-order pulmonary arteries, and was related to leakage into the inferior vena cava.

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Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Management of metastatic bone disease

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Published in: Radiology

Volume 251, Issue 1, pp. 250-259

DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2511080854

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Pulmonary Cement Embolism after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Incidence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors

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