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Fig. 9 | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Fig. 9

From: Comparison of a directional cement delivery device versus conventional device in unilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty for the therapy of osteoporotic thoracolumbar fracture in the elderly

Fig. 9

A 70-year-old female with single-level L1 OVCF treated by unilateral PKP with traditional bone cement delivery device. A, B, Preoperative anteroposterior and lateral radiographs showed a L1 fracture. C, D, one week after operation, the asymmetrical distribution of bone cement. E, F, 12 months after operation: the bone cement remains asymmetrically distributed. The anterior height of the injured vertebra has been diminished, and the kyphotic angle aggravated

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