Percutaneous Vertebroplasty with Polymethymethacrylate in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Compression Fractures : Preliminary Report

Objectives : To describe a technique for percutaneous vertebroplasty of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures and to report preliminary results of its use. Methods : The technique was used over a 8-month period in 9 patients with 10 painful vertebral fractures. The technique involves per...