Incidence of unexpected positive histology in kyphoplasty.
Stephan NowakJonas MüllerHenry W S SchroederJan Uwe MüllerPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)
Therefore, we could demonstrate that the incidence of unexpected positive histology in vertebral compression fracture treated with kyphoplasty is significant (3.1%). As a conclusion, if a kyphoplasty is performed due to assumed osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture, a biopsy should be taken to safely rule out a pathological fracture caused by lymphatic bony invasion.