Context Vertebroplasty is a frequently performed procedure stabilising predominantly osteoporotic vertebral fractures through injection of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Recent placebo-controlled (sham) investigations have assessed the efficacy of vertebroplasty. This Cochrane review provides information about the available randomised controlled trials (RCTs) current to November 2014 and is int...

Photoactivated orientation of gold nanorods (AuNRs) incorporated into polymethylmethacrylate and SU-8 photoresist films occurs under red light activation. Excitation of the longitudinal surface plasmon resonance band leads to selective orientation of the nanostructures, revealed by a change in the absorption spectra.

Mandibular arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare and potentially life-threatening vascular lesions. Surgery, embolization, or bone cement implantation is an option for the treatment of mandibular AVMs. We present a case of huge mandibular AVM refractory to multiple embolizations of the supplying arteries, which was treated with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement implantation after ...

We report a rare complication of autopsy-proven fat and bone marrow embolization following percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient who had no evidence of cement leakage. Cement injection was done during one patient encounter, covering 3 vertebral levels by using a unipedicular approach. Patients may have complications even without polymethylmethacrylate leakage.