| Title | Percutaneous vertebroplasty for acute vertebral body fracture and deformity in multiple myeloma: a short report. |
| Author(s) | Diamond TH, Hartwell T, Clarke W, Manoharan A |
| Institution | Department of Endocrinology, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. terrydiamond@optushome.com.au |
| Source | Br J Haematol 2004 Feb; 124(4):485-7. |
| MeSH | Aged
Back Pain
Bone Cements
Female
Fractures, Spontaneous
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma
Polymethacrylic Acids
Spinal Curvatures
Spinal Fractures
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| Abstract | We describe seven patients with multiple myeloma who were treated for acute vertebral body fractures with percutaneous vertebroplasty to a total of 14 vertebrae. Six of the seven patients had at least a 50% decrease in their pain scores at 24 h following vertebroplasty. There were no procedure-related complications. These encouraging results prompt us to suggest further large-scale evaluation of this procedure in myeloma patients. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Evaluation Studies
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 14984499 |
