Abstract
Objective
To illustrate the effect of treatment with cementoplasty in patients with painful bone metastases in the extraspinal region.
Methods
A retrospective study was conducted to review 51 consecutive patients who underwent cementoplasty under CT or fluoroscopic guidance, a total of 65 lesions involving the ilium, ischium, pubis, acetabulum, humeral, femur and tibia. In 5 patients with a high risk of impending fracture in long bones based on Mirels’ scoring system, an innovative technique using a cement-filled catheter was applied. The clinical effects were evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS) preoperatively and postoperatively.
Results
All patients were treated successfully with a satisfying resolution of painful symptoms at 3 months’ follow-up. Cement leakage was found in 8 lesions without any symptoms. VAS scores decreased from 8.19 ± 1.1 preoperatively to 4.94 ± 1.6 at 3 days, 3.41 ± 2.1 at 1 month and 3.02 ± 1.9 at 3 months postoperatively. There was a significant difference between the mean preoperative baseline score and the mean score at all of the postoperative follow-up points (P < 0.01).
Conclusions
Cementoplasty is an effective technique for treating painful bone metastases in extraspinal regions, which is a valuable, minimally invasive, method that allows reduction of pain and improvement of patients’ quality of life.
Key Points
• Metastases in long bones may cause pain and subsequent pathological fractures.
• Cement-filled catheter resulted in a fixation effect to prevent pathological fractures.
• Cementoplasty resulted in significant pain relief in patients with extraspinal metastases.
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Sun, G., Jin, P., Liu, Xw. et al. Cementoplasty for managing painful bone metastases outside the spine. Eur Radiol 24, 731–737 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-013-3071-z
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