Cement-augmented pedicle screw
Percutaneous fixation with cement-augmented pedicle screws in patients with pathological spine fractures provides an improvement in mechanical back pain, with a low incidence of failure, and in some patients, spontaneous facet fusion was observed. Further research is necessary with regard to both short-term benefits and long-term outcomes 1).
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Meleis A, Larkin MB, Bastos DCA, Muir MT, Rao G, Rhines LD, Cowles CE, Tatsui CE. Single-center outcomes for percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in metastatic spinal lesions: can spontaneous facet fusion occur? Neurosurg Focus. 2021 May;50(5):E9. doi: 10.3171/2021.1.FOCUS20671. PMID: 33932939.