Vertebral Body Lavage Reduces Hemodynamic Response to Vertebral Body Augmentation With PMMA.
Christoph Emanuel AlbersPhilipp M SchottSufian S AhmadLorin M BennekerNadine NieuwkampSven HoppePublished in: Global spine journal (2018)
VBL prior to cement augmentation procedures reduces the hemodynamic response, most likely resulting from decreased amounts of bone marrow substance displaced into the circulation thereby decreasing the risk of pulmonary fat embolism syndrome.