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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: Multimedia

Author: Jashvant Patel, MD, Medical Director, Department of Pain Medicine and Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hahnemann University
Coauthor(s): Manish K Singh, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Teaching Faculty for Pain Management and Neurology Residency Program, Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel College of Medicine; Medical Director, Neurology and Pain Management, Jersey Institute of Neuroscience
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Updated: Jun 30, 2006

Multimedia

Materials and devices for percutaneous vertebropl...Media file 1: Materials and devices for percutaneous vertebroplasty - Needle (11G, 6" [DBMNJ1106]); polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement (Howmedica Simplex Codman Cranioplastic Kit); barium (opacifying agent, sterile barium sulfate, 6-g packets); syringes (1-cc Luer-Lok syringes).
Materials and devices for percutaneous vertebropl...

Materials and devices for percutaneous vertebroplasty - Needle (11G, 6" [DBMNJ1106]); polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement (Howmedica Simplex Codman Cranioplastic Kit); barium (opacifying agent, sterile barium sulfate, 6-g packets); syringes (1-cc Luer-Lok syringes).

Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular appro...Media file 2: Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular approach.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular appro...

Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular approach.

Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular appro...Media file 3: Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular approach under fluoroscopic guidance, lateral view.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular appro...

Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular approach under fluoroscopic guidance, lateral view.

Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular appro...Media file 4: Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular approach under fluoroscopic guidance, anteroposterior view.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular appro...

Percutaneous vertebroplasty, transpedicular approach under fluoroscopic guidance, anteroposterior view.

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Further Reading

Keywords

PVP, cement injection, polymethylmethacrylate injection, PMMA, spine, vertebral fracture, vertebral malignancy, vertebral hemangioma, percutaneous vertebroplasty

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Jashvant Patel, MD, Medical Director, Department of Pain Medicine and Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hahnemann University
Jashvant Patel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alberta Medical Association, American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Medical Association, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and Medical Society of the State of New York
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Manish K Singh, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Teaching Faculty for Pain Management and Neurology Residency Program, Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel College of Medicine; Medical Director, Neurology and Pain Management, Jersey Institute of Neuroscience
Manish K Singh, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American Headache Society, American Medical Association, and American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Jorge E Mendizabal, MD, Consulting Staff, Corpus Christi Neurology
Jorge E Mendizabal, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Headache Society, National Stroke Association, and Stroke Council of the American Heart Association
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Managing Editor

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James H Halsey, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, American Society of Neuroimaging, Medical Association of the State of Alabama, New York Academy of Sciences, Pan American Medical Association, Sigma Xi, Society for Neuroscience, and Southern Medical Association
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Selim R Benbadis, MD, Professor, Director of Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida School of Medicine, Tampa General Hospital
Selim R Benbadis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American Epilepsy Society, and American Medical Association
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Nicholas Y Lorenzo, MD, Chief Editor, eMedicine Neurology; Consulting Staff, Neurology Specialists and Consultants
Nicholas Y Lorenzo, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Neurology
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