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Lamanna A, Maingard J, Kok HK, Ranatunga D, Looby ST, Brennan P, Chua M, Owen A, Brooks DM, Chandra RV, Asadi H. Vertebroplasty for acute painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: An update. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2019; 63:779-785. [PMID: 31106977 DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are a common cause of back pain and disability and are usually osteoporotic in nature. Therapy aims to adequately control pain and allow early mobilisation and return of function while preventing additional fractures. A proportion of patients do not achieve adequate pain relief using conservative measures alone. Unwanted adverse effects from medications may also ensue. Vertebroplasty represents an alternative treatment option for VCFs. Patients with acute VCFs (≤6 weeks old) may gain the most benefit from vertebroplasty as healed fractures are not as amenable to cement injection. High-quality studies have reported conflicting results regarding the use of vertebroplasty in the treatment of acute VCFs. Despite high-quality evidence, varying study designs and heterogenous patient cohorts make interpretation of this data difficult. Only one sham-controlled randomised controlled trial (RCT) has evaluated vertebroplasty exclusively in patients with acute VCFs, reporting favourable results. Pooled data from RCTs also suggest vertebroplasty to be safe. This article provides a concise and critical review of the current literature regarding vertebroplasty for the treatment of acute VCFs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anthony Lamanna
- Interventional Radiology Service - Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Interventional Radiology Service, Northern Hospital Radiology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Interventional Radiology Service - Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Interventional Radiology Service - Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Radiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Interventional Radiology Service - Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Radiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Interventional Radiology Service - Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Interventional Radiology Service - Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Interventional Neuroradiology Service - Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Interventional Neuroradiology Unit - Monash Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Interventional Radiology Service - Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Interventional Neuroradiology Service - Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Interventional Neuroradiology Unit - Monash Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Medicine - Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Logan C, Asadi H, Kok HK, Looby ST, Brennan P, O'Hare A, Thornton J. Neuroimaging of chronic alcohol misuse. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2016; 61:435-440. [PMID: 27987266 DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Alcohol is one of the most commonly abused substances worldwide. It results in a wide range of diseases and disorders affecting many organ systems. Alcohol-related nutritional deficiencies and electrolyte disturbance leave chronic abusers at risk of a range of demyelinating conditions to which the radiologist and clinician should always be alert. These include Wernicke's encephalopathy, Korsakoff's syndrome, Marchiafava-Bignami disease and osmotic demyelination. Cerebral volume loss is also a commonly encountered neuroimaging phenomenon in chronic alcohol abusers. Neuroimaging with CT and MR, with a focus on FLAIR and diffusion-weighted MR sequences, play an important role in the diagnosis and often monitoring of these conditions. We present an educational review of these entities in terms of their clinical features, neuropathology and imaging features along with a case example of each condition.
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- Caitriona Logan
- Neuroradiology and Neurointerventional Service, Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Ireland
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- Neuroradiology and Neurointerventional Service, Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Ireland.,Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia
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- Neuroradiology and Neurointerventional Service, Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Ireland
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- Neuroradiology and Neurointerventional Service, Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Ireland
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- Neuroradiology and Neurointerventional Service, Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Ireland
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- Neuroradiology and Neurointerventional Service, Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Ireland
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- Neuroradiology and Neurointerventional Service, Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Ireland
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