Information was received from a consumer via field representative regarding a patient who undergone spinal therapy with an indication of vertebral fracture l3.It was reported that during intra-op, cement set up quickly.Procedure went well until it was time to cement.Consumer could not align mixing paddle and mixer and locked up the gears and was able to getsome cement into the patient.However, the cement set up rapidly due to the high temperature in the room.Second cement opened and mixed for 30 seconds, but again, cement set up quickly and consumer was only able to deliver a few cc¿s of cement.Cement stored at 68 degrees temperature.Patient has further collapse in that vertebral body.Physician feels this would not have happened if he was able to cement fully.The patient never received the relief and increased the pain in the patient body.A new mri was done and showed that this patient continues to have edema in l3 with approx 75% collapse on the opposite side.
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