Cardiac Cement Embolism After Thoracic Kyphoplasty: Successful Conservative Treatment With 4-Year Follow-Up.

Background: The present case report describes a complication after a percutaneous spine surgery technique that is highly uncommon in clinical practice: a bone cement cardiac embolism. This rare complication emphasizes the importance of this case, which is also interesting considering the midterm follow-up. Documented cardiac embolisms published in the literature (which are scarce) describe the acute phase of these cases but lack follow-up.

Radiological and histopathological assessment of bone infiltration in soft tissue sarcomas.

Background: Deep soft tissue sarcomas are frequently in contact with bone. The therapeutic decision of a composite resection strategy may be challenging, which is usually based on clinical and radiological criteria. The aims of the study were to evaluate the overall frequency of bone and periosteal infiltration in these patients in whom composite resection was indicated, and evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging and bone scintigraphy in this scenario.

Mortality after distal femur fractures in the elderly.

Introduction: the frequency of distal femur fractures in the elderly is rapidly increasing. A study of these fractures was conducted in our center in order to evaluate the comorbidities and the mortality associated with this entity.

Material And Methods: all the distal femur fractures by low energy in patients over 65 years old at a tertiary center were included, between January 2010 and December 2016.