ABSTRACT

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is defined as the injection of polymethylmethacrylate into the vertebral body under general or local anesthesia with radiological guidance to provide pain relief and structural support. Vertebroplasty was first used in the treatment of vertebral angiomas. However the most common indication of percutaneous vertebroplasty is the osteoporotic fractures of the spine resistant to conservative treatment. Although percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure, it has limited complications. Cement leakage is frequent complication of the procedure. In this study, we report a possible complication of the percutaneous vertebroplasty procedure. We aim to emphasize that we should be careful about the treatment of vertebral fractures with percutaneous vertebroplasty for neurological complications.