• Spine · Jul 2001

    Case Reports

    Root and spinal cord compression from methylmethacrylate vertebroplasty.

    • J Ratliff, T Nguyen, and J Heiss.
    • Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. jratliff@box-j.nih.gov
    • Spine. 2001 Jul 1; 26 (13): E300-2.

    Study DesignCase report and literature review.ObjectivesClinicians use methylmethacrylate vertebroplasty to treat vertebral hemangiomas, metastases, and osteoporotic fractures. Cement may leak out of the vertebral body and compress the adjacent spinal cord and nerve roots. We review a case of nerve-root and cord compression from methylmethacrylate extrusion during vertebroplasty.Summary Of Background DataA 50-year-old female presented with disabling thoracic back pain. A metastasis to T1 was discovered, with collapse of the vertebral body but without cord compression. Methylmethacrylate vertebroplasty was performed. After injection, portable computed tomography (CT) showed a leakage of methylmethacrylate into the C8 and T1 foramina and spinal canal. Radiculopathy and myelopathy developed. Surgical decompression using the anterior approach was necessary.MethodsCase report.ResultsEarly surgical intervention decompressed the neural elements and relieved the neurological deficits.ConclusionsNeurologic complications of methylmethacrylate vertebroplasty necessitate active involvement of spine surgeons in patient evaluation and management.

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