[Balloon assisted cement application for stable fixation of pedicle screws in osteoporosis]

  • Daniel Briem
  • Jan Philipp Petersen
  • Philipp Begemann
  • Johannes Maria Rueger

Abstract

In Germany more than 40,000 patients suffer from osteoporotic vertebral fractures every year. Most of these fractures do not require operative stabilisation. However, if surgical stabilisation is necessary, stable fixation of transpedicular implants will be difficult to obtain. In a case study we report on the possibility of a kyphoplasty-guided technique for stable pedicle screw fixation.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number7
ISSN0177-5537
Publication statusPublished - 2007
pubmed 17497118