Abstract
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Vertebral augmentation via vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is the surgical treatment of choice for vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). Polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA), a commonly used bone cement for this procedure, has been shown to cause adverse outcomes such as injury to neural and vascular structures due to extravasation, adjacent level fractures and progressive kyphosis at the repaired level. Potential alternatives that have mechanical characteristics similar to native bone would be preferable, as would the elimination of adverse events associated with cement usage.
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