Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is an important cause of severe debilitating back pain, adversely affecting quality of life, physical function, psychosocial performance, mental health and survival. Different vertebral augmentation procedures (VAPs) are used in order to consolidate the VCFs, relief pain,and whenever posible achieve vertebral body height restoration. In the present review we give the indications, contraindications, safety profile and outcomes of the existing percutaneous VAPs.
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Tsoumakidou, G., Too, C. W., Koch, G., Caudrelier, J., Cazzato, R. L., Garnon, J., & Gangi, A. (2017). CIRSE Guidelines on Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 40(3), 331–342. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-017-1574-8
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