Yasir Nouri
France
Research Article
Percutaneous Injection of Bone Cement (Cementoplasty) for the Treatment of Symptomatic Subchondral Cysts
Author(s): Anne-Sophie Bertrand, Heidy Schmid- Antomarchi, Pauline Foti, Yasir Nouri, Emmanuel Gérardin and Nicolas AmorettiAnne-Sophie Bertrand, Heidy Schmid- Antomarchi, Pauline Foti, Yasir Nouri, Emmanuel Gérardin and Nicolas Amoretti
Objective: To evaluate percutaneous computed tomography (CT) and fluoroscopy-guided injection of bone cement for the treatment of symptomatic subchondral cysts of the appendicular skeleton.
Methods: A single-center prospective study involving 13 consecutive patients with symptomatic subchondral cysts was done (8 women, 5 men). The average age was 67 years. Patients were treated by percutaneous CTguided injection of bone cement into the subchondral cysts. Surgical treatment was not indicated or not wished by the patients who underwent cementoplasty. The lesions were all located in weight-bearing bones, involving the femoral head, femoral condyle, tibial plateau, talus and calcaneus respectively and consisting of subchondral cysts resulting from degenerative lesions or aseptic osteonecrosis. The clinical course of pain was evaluated using the Vi.. View More»
