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Masala S, Calabria E, Nezzo M, et al. Clinical evaluation of percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with paraplegia and immobilization syndrome: a case report. Case Rep Radiol. 2013;2013:356109doi: 10.1155/2013/356109.
Masala, S., Calabria, E., Nezzo, M., De Vivo, D., Neroni, L., & Simonetti, G. (2013). Clinical evaluation of percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with paraplegia and immobilization syndrome: a case report. Case reports in radiology, 2013356109. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/356109
Masala, Salvatore, et al. "Clinical evaluation of percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with paraplegia and immobilization syndrome: a case report." Case reports in radiology vol. 2013 (2013): 356109. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/356109
Masala S, Calabria E, Nezzo M, De Vivo D, Neroni L, Simonetti G. Clinical evaluation of percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with paraplegia and immobilization syndrome: a case report. Case Rep Radiol. 2013;2013:356109. doi: 10.1155/2013/356109. Epub 2013 Mar 14. PMID: 23573449; PMCID: PMC3612468.
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Case Rep Radiol. 2013;2013:356109. doi: 10.1155/2013/356109. Epub 2013 Mar 14.

Clinical evaluation of percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with paraplegia and immobilization syndrome: a case report.

Case reports in radiology

Salvatore Masala, Eros Calabria, Marco Nezzo, Dominique De Vivo, Luca Neroni, Giovanni Simonetti

Affiliations

  1. Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiation Therapy, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.

PMID: 23573449 PMCID: PMC3612468 DOI: 10.1155/2013/356109

Abstract

We will discuss a potential role of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in the management of a patient with immobilization syndrome due to paraplegia and vertebral osteoporotic fractures. While PVP is commonly used for the treatment of osteoporotic thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures, its role in vertebral stabilization in patient with immobilization syndrome has not been reported in the literature. A 73-year-old woman affected by immobilization syndrome due to paraplegia and vertebral osteoporotic fractures was treated with PVP of vertebrae D12, L1, and L4. After PVP, the patient did not need any antalgic therapy, and there was a significant improvement regarding mobilization, performance of physiological functions, daily management of personal care, and treatment of decubitus ulcers, increasing life quality and psychological well-being.

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