Abstract
Forty-two patients treated with curettage, burring, direct pressurized cryotherapy, and bone grafting or cementation were retrospectively reviewed. There were no pathologic fractures in this study group, compared with a 17% fracture rate in recent studies using the "direct pour" technique. Direct pressurized cryotherapy was used in 3 separate freezing cycles in each case. This approach may significantly reduce the risk for fracture compared with historical controls using the direct-pour technique.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | E105-109 |
Journal | American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine