A cadaver study to compare vertebral augmentation with a high-viscosity cement to augmentation with conventional lower-viscosity cement

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 68-73

  Lador, Ran ^a   Liberman, Shari ^a   Ben Galim, Peleg ^a   Dreiangel, Niv ^a   Reitman, Charles A ^a   Hipp, John A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cadaver study; cement viscosity; extravsation; high resolution imaging; vertebral augmentation

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAVASATION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VISCOSITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE CEMENTS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84876125607     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182337d69     Document Type: Article

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