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Case Reports
. 2006 Dec;16(12):2875-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-006-0467-z. Epub 2006 Oct 13.

A new, easy, fast, and safe method for CT-guided sacroplasty

Stefano Binaghi  1 , Daniel Guntern, Pierre Schnyder, Nicolas Theumann
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Case Reports

A new, easy, fast, and safe method for CT-guided sacroplasty

Stefano Binaghi et al. Eur Radiol. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

Sacral insufficiency fractures constitute clinical challenges because no effective surgical techniques can be applied and only a conservative treatment is currently performed. Sacroplasty is increasingly used to treat sacral insufficiency fractures. A computed tomography (CT)-guided technique concerning the placement of the sacroplasty needles within the sacral wings by using a laser alignment light guidance associated with a CT gantry tilt in a plane parallel to the sacral bone is presented. This method allowed a fast and precise placement of the needle in and along the sacral wings, thus preventing the use of multiple needles to reach the fracture sites.

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