Single-Needle Lateral Sacroplasty Technique

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2019 Feb;40(2):382-385. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5884. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Abstract

Sacral insufficiency fractures result in significant morbidity, and percutaneous sacroplasty has emerged as a promising technique for their treatment. We present a technical note regarding our method of treating these fractures using a "single-needle" lateral technique with a combination of conebeam CT and biplane fluoroscopy. We treated 10 patients, in whom the median Visual Analog Scale pain score decreased from 7.0 to 0 (P < .001). We concluded that single-needle sacroplasty is feasible and safe using this technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cementoplasty / instrumentation
  • Cementoplasty / methods*
  • Female
  • Fluoroscopy / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Needles*
  • Sacrum / injuries*
  • Spinal Fractures / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome