Epidural cement leakage through pedicle violation after balloon kyphoplasty causing paraparesis in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures - a report of two cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Park, Si Young ^a   Modi, Hitesh N ^b   Suh, Seung Woo ^b   Hong, Jae Young ^a   Noh, Won ^b   Yang, Jae Hyuk ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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EID: 77955178368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-5-54     Document Type: Article

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