Paget disease (PD) is a chronic metabolically active bone disorder. The spine is the second most commonly involved site; the pathologic changes can cause back pain, myeloradiculopathy, and vertebral fracture. Symptomatic patients are treated medically, and surgery is required when certain complications occur. A case is presented of monostotic vertebral PD treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) with successful outcome characterized by pain relief and improved disability at 6-month follow-up. PV is proposed as a primary treatment for back pain secondary to PD when unresponsive to conservative therapy and when not associated with other complications.

Vertebroplasty for symptomatic monostotic Paget disease

MEGLIO, Mario;
2011-01-01

Abstract

Paget disease (PD) is a chronic metabolically active bone disorder. The spine is the second most commonly involved site; the pathologic changes can cause back pain, myeloradiculopathy, and vertebral fracture. Symptomatic patients are treated medically, and surgery is required when certain complications occur. A case is presented of monostotic vertebral PD treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) with successful outcome characterized by pain relief and improved disability at 6-month follow-up. PV is proposed as a primary treatment for back pain secondary to PD when unresponsive to conservative therapy and when not associated with other complications.
2011
Back Pain; Biopsy; Bone Cements; Disability Evaluation; Humans; Injections; Male; Middle Aged; Osteitis Deformans; Pain Measurement; Polymethyl Methacrylate; Positron-Emission Tomography; Radiography, Interventional; Spine; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Vertebroplasty
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