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- Fig 1.
Posteroanterior fluoroscopic image showing the 11-ga needle inserted via the left sacral ala in a transiliac approach.
- Fig 2.
Lateral fluoroscopic image showing the same needle inserted into S1, positioned within the intramedullary cavity between the anterior and posterior cortices of the bone. Note an osteophyte anterior to the anterior margin of the sacrum (white arrow).
- Fig 3.
Posteroanterior fluoroscopic image showing the needle having been withdrawn in a transiliac fashion along its insertion path, injecting aliquots of cement as it is withdrawn.
- Fig 4.
Lateral fluoroscopic image following needle withdrawal showing the polymethylmethacrylate cement confined to the sacral cortex.
- Fig 5.
Axial reconstruction from a postoperative CT scan showing the cement well-positioned within the intramedullary cavity of the sacrum.
- Fig 6.
Coronal reconstruction from a postoperative CT scan showing the cement well-positioned within the intramedullary cavity of the sacrum.
- Fig 7.
Illustration of the correct needle trajectory showing the needle path and method of cement deposition in the anteroposterior plane.
- Fig 8.
Illustration of the correct needle trajectory showing the needle path and method of cement deposition in the lateral plane.
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Patient details and outcome data
Sex Age (yr) Cement Volume Injected (mL) Primary Disease Pain Preprocedure (VAS) Pain 1 Month Postprocedure (VAS) Female 36 14 Breast carcinoma 4 0 Male 59 11 Myeloma 7 2 Female 62 12 Non-small cell lung carcinoma 7 0 Male 66 25 Myeloma 5 0 Male 86 10 Osteoporosis 7 0 Female 69 10 Osteoporosis 10 6 Female 69 10 Breast carcinoma 8 4 Female 77 11 Osteoporosis 7 3 Female 75 11 Myeloma 7 0 Male 76 8 Non-small cell lung carcinoma 8 0 Note:—VAS indicates Visual Analog Scale.
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