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From: Effect and potential risks of using multilevel cement-augmented pedicle screw fixation in osteoporotic spine with lumbar degenerative disease

Fig. 2

Female, 73-year-old, T = −3.5 SD a. Preoperative chest x-ray image b. Postoperative x-ray and CT scans illustrating CL to the segmental vein in L3/L4 (arrow) c. The postoperative anteroposterior radiograph showed pulmonary cement embolism on the right side (arrow); this patient experienced post-op dyspnea and blood oxygen desaturation and recovered within 6 days after oxygen inhalation and anticoagulation treatment d. Two years after the operation, the chest x-ray showed cement embolism was in situ (arrow) and the patient was asymptomatic

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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