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From: Safety and efficacy studies of kyphoplasty, mesh-container-plasty, and pedicle screw fixation plus vertebroplasty for thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral burst fractures

Fig. 2

PKP surgical procedure for the treatment of a 69-year-old female patient with OVBFs in L1 vertebra. A Preoperative lateral radiograph showing a burst fracture of L1. B, C Preoperative CT-scan (plain and sagittal reconstruction image) showing the burst fracture with spinal canal compromise. D Preoperative MRI (T2-weighted sequences) showing the burst fracture with spinal canal compromise. E Postoperative lateral radiograph showing cement leaking from T12 to L1. F, G, H Postoperative CT-scan (plain at T12 and L1, and sagittal reconstruction image) showing cement leaking with spinal canal compromise. I Lateral radiograph showing removed cement leaking. J, K CT-scan (plain at T12 and L1) showing removed cement leaking. L MRI (T2-weighted sequences) 2 years after surgery showing reduced spinal canal compromise

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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