Should kyphoplasty curettes be used in nonosteoporotic patients? A cautionary tale

摘要

The authors present the first report of a fracture of the tip of a kyphoplasty curette inside the vertebral body, which occurred?during a procedure in a patient with non‐osteoporotic fracture.?This highlights the need of further biomechanical research focused on the shear load failure properties of such type of pre‐bent curettes