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From: Delayed-onset radiculopathy caused by a retropulsed bone fragment after percutaneous kyphoplasty: report of four cases and literature review

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MRI showing a 77-year-old female with T12 compression fracture, disrupted posterior vertebral rim was identified (red arrow) (a). Lateral view of lumbar spine X-ray of a T12 VCF underwent PKP with 8.0 c.c. bone cement (b). Patient developed right T12 radiculopathy 2 months after PKP, MRI showing spinal canal compromised by a retropulsed bone fragment (c). We performed posterior decompression (PD) of T12 with instrumentation from T10-L3 (d)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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