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Should kyphoplasty curettes be used in nonosteoporotic patients? A cautionary tale
Tobias A Mattei1, Caio M Perret2
1Division of Neurosurgery Saint Louis University Saint Louis MO USA.
Abstract:
The authors present the first report of a fracture of the tip of a kyphoplasty curette inside the vertebral body, which occurred during a procedure in a patient with non-osteoporotic fracture. This highlights the need of further biomechanical research focused on the shear load failure properties of such type of pre-bent curettes.
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