Epidural cement leakage through the adjacent disc in kyphoplasty: A case report [Kifoplastide Komşu Diskten Epidural Sement Kaçağı: Bir Olgu Sunumu]

A 56-year-old woman with a t8 fracture,underwent percutaneous kyphoplasty using polymethyl methacrylate. an epidural cement leakage had occurred through the t7-t8 disc without the cement reaching the posterior part of the t8 vertebral body. this leakage did not cause any neurological deficit or any complaint. the patient's complaint of back pain was resolved and three days after the kyphoplasty she was discharged,without any neurologic deficit. the described leakages into the spinal canal by now,had occurred through fractures or deficiencies in the vertebral cortex or by injection of cement into the basivertebral vein. our case showed that epidural cement leakage can occur from the adjacent discs through a radial annular tear as well as from the fractured posterior wall of the vertebral body directly. physician should remain aware about such complications. © 2015,ege university press. all rights reserved.