Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: Indications, Technique, and Results

ABSTRACT

A summary of indications, techniques, complications, and results of percutaneous vertebroplasty is given. This article outlines a dictated analysis of an institution's experience with vertebroplasty.

Vertebroplasty - compression fracture - CT fluoroscopy

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