Skip to main content
Figure 9 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Figure 9

From: Reduction of the domino effect in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures through short-segment fixation with intravertebral expandable pillars compared to percutaneous kyphoplasty: a case control study

Figure 9

Illustration of I-VEP placement. a Detection of the pedicle tract, insertion of the probe to the collapse area and entrance into the center of the vertebra in the sagittal plane. b Convergent insertion of I-VEP into the vertebrae 2 mm away from the anterior cortex after dilatation of the tract and creation of void space. c Pack both inside and out with bone chips in the hollow I-VEP.

Back to article page