Vertebral Augmentation: The Comprehensive Guide to Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Implant Augmentation

The definitive guide to performing vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and implant augmentation from national and international experts Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) result from trauma or pathologic weakening of the bone and are associated with conditions such as osteoporosis or malignancy. Worldwide, VCFs impact one in three women and one in eight men aged 50 and older, with more than 8.9 million fractures incurred annually. Copublished by Thieme and the Society of Interventional Radiology, Vertebral Augmentation: The Comprehensive Guide to Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Implant Augmentation provides a practical, clinical discussion of these minimally invasive spine interventions. Written and edited by Douglas Beall along with associate editors Allan Brook, M. R. Chambers, Joshua Hirsch, Alexios Kelekis, Yong-Chul Kim, Scott Kreiner, and Kieran Murphy, this richly illustrated book presents a multidisciplinary and international perspective. It features contributions from renowned experts in interventional radiology, neurosurgery, pain medicine, and physiatry. This resource fills a gap in the literature, with extensive updates on a vast amount of new information and techniques that have been introduced during the past decade. Thirty-five chapters address treatment of spine fractures, starting with a history and introduction to vertebral augmentation, discussion of VCFs, patient assessments, physical exam findings, pain management, and much more. Key Features Procedural chapters cover vertebroplasty, sacroplasty, cervical and posterior arch augmentation, balloon kyphoplasty, and vertebral augmentation with implants and for challenging pathologies Special topics include radiation exposure and protection, post-procedure physical therapy, osteoporosis treatment, postural fatigue syndrome, the effect on morbidity and mortality, and cementoplasty outside the spine Treatment of complex cases are also discussed extensively, including chronic vertebral compression fractures, neoplastic vertebral compression fractures, instrumented spinal fusions, and severe benign and malignant fractures The final chapter features 16 subchapters from global masters of vertebral augmentation, with personal tips, tricks, and pearls they use in their own practices This is a must-have resource for interventional radiology, neurosurgery, interventional pain management, and orthopaedic surgery residents and fellows, as well as seasoned clinicians who wish to incorporate these procedures into practice. This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com.

Table of Contents:
1 History and Introduction to Vertebral Augmentation 2 Vertebral Compression Fractures 3 Preprocedure Assessment Prior to Vertebral Augmentation 4 Physical Examination Findings in Patients with Vertebral Compression Fractures 5 Medical Pain Management in Patients with Vertebral Compression Fractures 6 Approaches to the Vertebral Body 7 Properties of Bone Cements and Vertebral Fill Materials: Implications for Clinical Use in Image-Guided Therapy and Vertebral Augmentation 8 Vertebroplasty 9 Sacroplasty: Management of Sacral Insufficiency Fractures 10 Cervical and Posterior Arch Augmentation 11 Balloon Kyphoplasty 12 Vertebral Augmentation with Implants 13 Radiation Exposure and Protection: A Conversation Beyond the Inverse Square Law, Thermoluminescent Dosimeters, and Lead Aprons 14 Appropriateness Criteria for Vertebral Augmentation 15 Literature Analysis of Vertebral Augmentation 16 Cost-Effectiveness of Vertebral Augmentation 17 Additional and Adjacent Level Fractures after Vertebral Augmentation 18 Predisposing Factors to Vertebral Fractures 19 Bracing for Spinal Fractures 20 Amount of Cement or Vertebral Fill Material for Optimal Treatment and Pain Relief 21 Clinical Presentation and the Response to Vertebral Augmentation 22 Effect of Vertebral Augmentation on Morbidity and Mortality 23 Number of Levels Appropriately Treated with Vertebral Augmentation 24 Pain after Vertebral Augmentation 25 Postural Fatigue Syndrome 26 Physical Therapy after Vertebral Augmentation 27 Sham vs. Vertebral Augmentation 28 Treatment of Chronic Vertebral Compression Fractures 29 Treatment of Neoplastic Vertebral Compression Fractures 30 Vertebral Augmentation in Instrumented Spinal Fusions 31 Biomechanical Changes after Vertebral Compression Fractures 32 Advanced Principles of Minimally Invasive Vertebral Body Stabilization in Severe Benign and Malignant Fractures: Stent-Screw Assisted Internal Fixation 33 Cementoplasty Outside the Spine 34 Treatment of Osteoporosis after Vertebral Augmentation 35 Miscellaneous Tips by the Masters of Vertebral Augmentation