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Fig. 3

From: Percutaneous kyphoplasty with or without posterior pedicle screw fixation for the management of severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with nonunion

Fig. 3

An 84-year-old woman who had T12 sOVCF with nonunion was treated with PKP. A–D The preoperative X-ray, CT and MRI showed a severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture with nonunion. E, F The compressed vertebral body was completely dilated during surgery using balloons and then bone cement was injected. G, H The postoperative and final follow-up X-ray displayed the vertebral height and the Cobb’s angle was well recovered

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X