Cement leakage into subcutaneous tissue after kyphoplasty: A case report

Song, Jun Gol; Shin, Eun Young; Kim, Doo Hwan; Leem, Jeong Gill; Kim, Young Ki; Lee, Cheong; Shin, Jin Woo

Case Report

Spinal Pain

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2009;4(4):298-301.
Published online October 31, 2009.

Cement leakage into subcutaneous tissue after kyphoplasty: A case report

Jun Gol Song, Eun Young Shin, Doo Hwan Kim, Jeong Gill Leem, Young Ki Kim, Cheong Lee, Jin Woo Shin

¹Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jinwoos@amc.seoul.kr
²Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College, Gagnneung, Korea.
³Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.

Abstract

We describe a case of cement leakage from the pedicle of vertebrae to the subcutaneous tissue after kyphoplasty.We attempted to remove all cement leakage, but residual cement remained in the paraspinal tissue without any neurological complications.This case illustrates the importance of the right timing of cement injection and when to detach the bone-filler device from the cement.

Key Words: Cement leakage, Complication, Kyphoplasty