Physician: Dr. Kirk Conrad
Title: Interventional Neuroradiologist
Hospital: Seton Medical Center
Patient age: 68
Prior to Treatment: Large fracture line present.
Results
Dr. Conrad was concerned about risk of cement leakage out of the fracture line.
StabiliT ERX Bone Cement used.
Physician: Dr. Bryan Pukenas
Title: Interventional Neuroradiologist
Hospital: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
Patient gender: F
Patient age: 83
Level(s) treated: Previous L4-5 fusion
Age of fracture(s): 6-8 weeks old at L3
Prior to Treatment: Patient wheelchair bound secondary to pain
Results
Patient discharged home after 2 hours post procedure. Ambulating with walker 4 days later. Significant decrease in pain medicatoin post-procedure. VAS 2/10.
Physician: Nick Yee, MD
Title: Interventional Radiologist
Hospital: Radiology Imaging Associates
Spine region: Lumbar
Patient gender: F
Level(s) treated: L3, L5
Age of fracture(s): 4 weeks
Results
Patient felt very good after the procedure.
Physician: Clint Wood, MD
Title: Interventional Neuroradiologist
Hospital: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Spine region: Thoracic
Patient gender: M
Patient age: 65
Level(s) treated: T4
Age of fracture(s): 4 weeks
Results
The patient reported pain relief while dressing to leave post operation.
Physician: Bryan Pukenas, MD
Title: Interventional Neuroradiologist
Hospital: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Spine region: Lumbar
Patient gender: F
Patient age: 86
Level(s) treated: L5
VAS Scores: 3-4/10 when resting (with oral pain medication)
8-9/10 when standing from seated position
Results
Patient discharged to home 2 hours post-procedure. VAS 1/10 pain upon standing from seated position.
Physician: Keith Kortman, MD
Title: Interventional Radiologist
Hospital: Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California
Spine region: Thoracic
Patient gender: M
Patient age: 64
Level(s) treated: T4, T5
Age of fracture(s): 6-8 weeks
Results
Dr. Kortman was very pleased with the results and flexibility of the StabiliT System while performing RF-TVA. Cement flowed nicely into the targeted channel in T5 created by the VertecoR MidLine Osteotome. It moved into the superior fracture plane and began to interdigitate into native trabecular bone toward the inferior endplate.