Vertebroplasty for Treatment of Steroid-Induced Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in an Adolescent With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

HSS J. 2021 Jul;17(2):223-226. doi: 10.1177/1556331621990648. Epub 2021 Feb 14.

Authors

Paul C Missiuna¹, Mohamed Sarraj¹, Batool Bosakhar¹, Patrick Thornley¹, John Donnellan², Waleed Kishta¹, Peter Darby³, Zeev V Maizlin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
² Department of Radiology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: osteoporosis; pediatric patient; vertebral fracture; vertebroplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports