Continuous Cement Leakage Along the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Intraspinal Epidural During a Percutaneous Vesselplasty: A Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal Front Surg

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2023 Jan 26

PMID 36700021

Authors

Ning An

Sijia Guo

Jisheng Lin

Haoxiang Zhuang

Hai Meng

Nan Su

Qi Fei

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Abstract

Objective: This study aims to report one case of intraspinal epidural cement leakage caused by a novel percutaneous vesselplasty.

Methods: A clinical case report from the Orthopedic center of our hospital and a literature review. A 63-year-old woman with an L osteoporotic compression fracture underwent novel kyphoplasty, percutaneous vesselplasty. This rare complication was evaluated through a literature search, and its special types are classified in more detail.

Results: The patient was hospitalized with low back pain two weeks after a fall. After auxiliary examination, a new type of percutaneous vesselplasty was performed. After the intraoperative injection of bone cement, bone cement leakage extended along the posterior longitudinal ligament and epidural space. There were no special compression symptoms of the spinal cord, and the prognosis of conservative treatment was good.

Conclusion: Although percutaneous vesselplasty is relatively safe and frequent, intraspinal leakage may occur, so sufficient preoperative evaluation, intraoperative continuous fluoroscopic monitoring, and timely evaluation of postoperative images are extremely necessary.

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