Percutaneous Sacroplasty

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Chapter 20 Percutaneous Sacroplasty

Sacral insufficiency fractures, which are commonly associated with osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and radiation therapy–related cancer bony metastasis, can be treated with percutaneous sacroplasty under fluoroscopic and CT guidance; procedure is the same in the vertebrae as in the sacrum [1]. Pain caused by sacral insufficiency fractures can be relieved immediately with percutaneous sacroplasty, and patients can be allowed to ambulate immediately after the procedure.

The possible mechanisms for the pain relief experienced after sacroplasty are as follows: