C
Cement leak 87
in the epidural space 87
in the foraminal region 86
in the spinal canal 86
in the veins 87
Cementing materials 19
Complications in vertebroplasty 81
Consequence of vertebral compression fractures 12
I
Illustrative cases 97
M
Most important five commandments to do vertebroplasty 74
Multilevel osteoporotic fractures 107
Multiple osteoporotic fractures 115
P
Paraparesis 93
Paraplegia 93
Patient evaluation and selection 16
clinical examination 16
CT scan 16
laboratory tests 16
MRI 16
X-rays 16
decompression theory 21
mechanical theory 20
thermal theory 21
Percutaneous vertebroplasty 2
PMMA cement related 82
Post vertebroplasty 114
V
Vertebra plana 113
Vertebral compression fractures 33
classification 33
biconcave deformity 34
crush 34
wedge compression 33
Vertebral fractures 23
anatomy 24
morphology 29
anterior wedging 30
codfish tail appearance 31
posterior wedging 32
site and units 32
whole body compression 31
Vertebral haemangioma 2
Vertebroplasty in burst fractures 105
Vertebroplasty malignancies and bone tumours 45
Vertebroplasty—how does it work 20