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[Balloonsacroplasty: C-arm or CT controlled application? : Experience with 46 patients.]
Sacral insufficiency fractures are often overlooked and lead to severe therapy-resistant pain. These fractures can be most sensitively detected with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Similar to balloon kyphoplasty, sacroplasty provides fixation of these fractures with cement. ⋯ Balloon sacroplasty results in a reliable and significant reduction in pain for sacral insufficiency fractures. The C-arm controlled cement application resulted in more frequent extravasation and complications than CT-guided application.