Fig. 2
From: Risk factors of neurological deficit and pulmonary cement embolism after percutaneous vertebroplasty
Postoperative lateral spinal radiograph 1 day after PVP with PMMA of osteoporotic fractures at levels T8, T12, and L1 in an 86-year-old male. The patient had dyspnea and chest pain after operation; type S leakage along the paravertebral veins (arrow) was noted (a). High-density PMMA cement with a tubular shape and branching opacities (arrows) distributed throughout the lungs and corresponding to lung vessels, caused pulmonary embolism, as seen on chest radiograph (b). After oxygen support and anticoagulation therapy for 3 days, follow-up revealed no symptom aggravation