AIM: To describe the clinical presentation, procedure and outcome in @entity1 treated with computed tomography (CT)-guided sacroplasty as a treatment for @entity1642 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three @entity1 (mean age 80 years, range 75-87 years) were treated with CT-guided sacroplasty. The mean pre-procedure visual analogue score (VAS) for @entity158 was 8 (range 7-9) with a mean symptom duration of 8 months (range 2.5-18). The procedure was performed under CT guidance with needles being placed along the @entity174 lines from a posterior approach. @entity4625 ( @entity4625 ) cement was introduced in 0.2 ml aliquots after cement temperature reduction. Cement injection was monitored by four-section block axial acquisition to assess potential cement migration. RESULTS: All three procedures were performed without significant complication. One @entity1 developed a tiny asymptomatic cement leak into the S1 foramen. The mean volume of cement injected into a unilateral sacral @entity174 was 4 ml. All @entity1 tolerated the procedure well under intravenous sedation. The mean VAS score post-procedure was 2. Continued symptomatic relief was seen at 6 weeks and 3 months. CONCLUSION: CT-guided sacroplasty represents an alternative treatment for @entity1642 that are resistant to conservative treatment. The symptomatic relief the procedure produces seems to be excellent both in this small series and in described cases in the literature.

CT-guided sacroplasty for the treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity4625 :: ('MESH:D019904', 'Chemical') :: ['PMMA', 'Polymethylmethacrylate'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fracture'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity1642 :: ('MESH:D015775', 'Disease') :: ['sacral insufficiency fractures']
@entity1642 :: (MESH:D015775,Disease) :: ['sacral insufficiency fractures']
