Intracardiac, pulmonary cement embolism in a 67-year-old female after cement-augmented pedicle screw instrumentation: A case report and review of literature

Figure 1 Internal fixation of a 67-year-old patient with osteoporotic bone. A: Preoperative (March 15, 2017) lumbar spine plain radiograph lateral view; B: Anteroposterior view; C: Postoperative lumbar spine plain radiograph lateral view at 3 d (March 25, 2017); D: Anteroposterior view showing the leakage of bone cement through the venous system (high-density line indicated by the orange arrow) and the extent of cement augmentation of the lumbar spine.