Minimally invasive treatment of C2 odontoid traumatic fracture with transoral percutaneous vertebroplasty

Minimally invasive treatment of C2 odontoid traumatic fracture with transoral percutaneous vertebroplasty

Considering the encouraging results of PVP in traumatic fractures and the surgically high risk in older patients, we proposed this minimally invasive procedure to obtain an improvement in the patient’s quality of life. In this case, transoral PVP obtained an adequate cementation, achieving immediate...

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Published in:European radiology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 850 - 851
Main Authors: Anselmetti, Giovanni Carlo, Regge, Daniele, Sardo, Elena, Manca, Antonio, Cirillo, Stefano, Meloni, Teodoro, Debernardi, Felicino
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany Springer Nature B.V 01-03-2007
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Cements
Bone surgery
Cervical Vertebrae - injuries
Cysts
Female
Fractures
Humans
Medical imaging
Odontoid Process - injuries
Osteoporosis
Pain
Patients
Polymethyl methacrylate
Quality of life
Spinal Fractures - therapy
Surgery
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Summary:Considering the encouraging results of PVP in traumatic fractures and the surgically high risk in older patients, we proposed this minimally invasive procedure to obtain an improvement in the patient’s quality of life. In this case, transoral PVP obtained an adequate cementation, achieving immediate and complete pain relief, stabilization of the vertebra and quality of life improvement. Long-term follow-up demonstrated stable and complete pain regression with full-functional articulation and the radiological evaluation showed sealing of the fracture with bone integration of PMMA.
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s00330-006-0283-5