CT guided sacroplasty:
IV sedation
Prone position
Prophylactic Cefuroxime – 1.5 g
1mm slices
1% lignocaine as LA
13G bevelled biopsy needle along the fracture line to within 1 cm of anterior margin of the sacrum
0.2 ml cement
References:
Heron J et al. CT-guided sacroplasty for the treatment of sacral insufficiency fractures. Clinical Radiology Volume 62, Issue 11, November 2007, Pages 1094-1100
