Table 3.
Frequency of potential contraindications to vertebroplasty in our group of patients
| Potential contraindications to vertebroplasty | Patients qualified to vertebroplasty n = 73 n/% |
Patients qualified to spine stabilizations n = 56 n/% |
|---|---|---|
| Impairment of the neural elements | No | 21(37%) |
| Cauda equine syndrome | No | 6(11%) |
| Spine kyphosis | 12(16%) | 56 (100%) |
| Fractures with obstructing plasmocytoma | No | 31(55%) |
| Retropulsed bone | No | 56(100%) |
| Vertebra plana | No | 15(27%) |
| Disruption of the posterior vertebral body cortex | No | 54(96%) |
| Unstable spine | 47 (64%) | 56(100%) |
| Metal or PMMA alergy | No | No |
| Coagulopathy | No | No |
| Neutropenia | 6(8%) | 2(4%) |
| Cardio-pulmonary insufficiency | No | No |
| Radiotherapy before surgery | 2(3%) | 4(7%) |
| Skin infections | No | No |