Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Relieves Pain in Cervical Spine Metastases

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(a) PVP was performed using anterolateral approach with all patients in supine position under general anesthesia or local anesthesia. (b) The target vertebra was located under the guidance of a C-arm digitalized X-ray machine. (c) Confirm the corrected position of the needle. (d) The injection was stopped when the cement filled up the lesion or any paraspinal leakage was observed.

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