Frequency and outcome of pulmonary polymethylmethacrylate embolism during percutaneous vertebroplasty

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1983-1985

  Venmans, A ^a   Lohle, P N M ^a   Van Rooij, Willem Jan ^a   Verhaar, H J J ^b   Mali, W P Th M ^b  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE CEMENTS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 56849100990     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1269     Document Type: Article

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