Open AccessShould kyphoplasty curettes be used in nonosteoporotic patients? A cautionary tale
Author(s) -
Mattei Tobias A.,
Perret Caio M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2670
Subject(s) - medicine , curette , fracture (geology) , bleed , surgery , orthodontics , composite material , materials science
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