Percutaneous vertebroplasty: a short overview on one year implementation in our hospital

Authors

  • Marijo Bekic Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Dubrovnik County Hospital, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Vilma Kosović Clinical Department of Radiology, Dubrovnik County Hospital, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Marko Golubović Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Dubrovnik County Hospital, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Jakiša Lojpur Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Dubrovnik County Hospital, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Michele Mikolaučić Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Dubrovnik County Hospital, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Gor Asatryan Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Dubrovnik County Hospital, Dubrovnik, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1004573

Keywords:

vertebroplasty, pain relief, treatment costs

Abstract

Percutaneous vertebroplasty represents a minimally invasive therapy used to relieve pain for osteoporotic or malignant fractures. In the first year of implementation, a total of 12 patients admitted in Dubrovnik County Hospital during year 2016 underwent this method. All patients were discharged from hospital the same day after procedure with pain relief. There were no complications.

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2017-03-30

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Bekic, M., Kosović, V., Golubović, M., Lojpur, J., Mikolaučić, M., & Asatryan, G. (2017). Percutaneous vertebroplasty: a short overview on one year implementation in our hospital. BioMedicine and Surgery, 1(1), 6–9. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1004573

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