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. 2007 Mar;28(3):570–574.

Table 3:

Types of cement leaks (out of 103 vertebrae)

Cases
Number %
1) Venous leaks
    1a. Perivertebral 8 7.7%
    1b. Epidural 10 9.7%
    1c. Toward azygous vein 2 1.9%
2) Intradiscal leaks 3 2.9%
3) Soft-tissue leaks
    3a. Into the spinal canal 4 3.9%
    3b. Posterior-mediastinal space 24 23%
    3c. Along the puncture path 1 1%
TOTAL 52 50.5%