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case_images: Lumbar tomography in coronal view (a) and 3D reconstruction (b), lumbar MRI in T2 weighting (c), where a L3 vertebral compression fracture is observed. Lumbar tomography in axial (d) and sagittal (e) view after kyphoplasty, with the presence of hyperdensity in the body of L3 corresponding to cementation.
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case_images: A 64-year-old female, following a fall, presented with bilateral L5 radiculopathy and bilateral L5 pathological vertebral compression fractures attributed to metastatic endometrial adenocarcinoma (i.e., previously managed with radiotherapy [Figure 1].
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case_images: Positioning of the patient in lateral decubitus before starting kyphoplasty. (a) Anterior view showing the presence of a colostomy, (b) posterior view, and (c) lateral view.
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case_images: When the X-ray, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance studies revealed a pathological L3 compression fracture, she successfully underwent a kyphoplasty performed in the lateral decubitus rather than prone position [Figures 2 and 3].
case_images: Intraoperative fluoroscopy images, showing (a) AP X-ray with the presence of transpedicular cannulas, Subsequently, (b) lateral X-ray is observed during cement injection through the cannula in the vertebral body, Finally, (c) AP X-ray with the presence of intracorporeal cement at the end of the procedure and removal of cannulas.
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case_images: When the X-ray, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance studies revealed a pathological L3 compression fracture, she successfully underwent a kyphoplasty performed in the lateral decubitus rather than prone position [Figures 2 and 3].
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case_images: Tomography images (a and b) and magnetic resonance imaging (c) showing vertebral fracture of T7. (d and e): Images of lateral decubitus positioning in the operating room. (f) Postoperative tomography, with the presence of cementation at T7.
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case_images: When the CT scan revealed a T7 vertebral fracture, she successfully underwent a kyphoplasty performed in the lateral decubitus rather than prone position [Figure 4].