The current status of percutaneous vertebroplasty in Canada.

Objective: To provide an overview of the current status of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) practice in Canada, including the preprocedure work up, operative technique and follow-up practice of physicians performing the procedure in this country.

Methods: Questionnaires were emailed to 31 institutions performing percutaneous vertebroplasty across Canada.

Results: Twenty-three (74.

The radiology of antibiotic-impregnated cement.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to illustrate the radiologic appearances of the various forms of antibiotic-impregnated cement.

Conclusion: Although the radiologic appearances of antibiotic-impregnated polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and regular PMMA are identical, peculiarities in the position and morphology of antibiotic-impregnated cement, as illustrated in this review, usually enable the radiologist to differentiate between the two. Its presence indicates one of two things: Either infection was present at the time the PMMA cement was inserted, or there was a high potential for the development of local sepsis, such as in cases of an open fracture.