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From: Posterior transpedicular approach with circumferential debridement and anterior reconstruction as a salvage procedure for symptomatic failed vertebroplasty

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A 78-year-old man underwent PV for T12 osteoporotic VCF. The patient experienced intractable back pain and bilateral lower limb weakness after falling down and injuring himself. Anteroposterior radiograph (A) revealed a radiolucent line surrounding the bone cement. Lateral radiograph (B) revealed T12 bone cement anterior dislodgement. After 2 months of conservative treatment, the symptoms of back pain and leg weakness had worsened. The follow-up lateral radiograph (C) showed further cement dislodgement and T11 adjacent fracture with kyphotic deformity.

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X