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[futureSuperStar]

"Percutaneous fixation by internal cemented screw" which is the procedure described in the article below seems to be really cool and I'm wondering how common it is for interventional radiologists or musculoskeletal radiologists to perform it? I have also read about CT-guided screw fixation. However, when I read the procedures taught in fellowships of most IR/MSK programs there is no mention of this. Will this be practiced by more IRs over time?

Musculoskeletal Interventions: Percutaneous Fixation by Internal Cemented Screw for the Treatment of Unstable Osseous Disease in Cancer Patients

Interventional radiology expertise in image guidance has expanded the treatment options for cancer patients with unstable osseous disease. Percutaneous fixation by internal cemented screw (FICS) describes the technique by which the interventional radiologist ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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[irwarrior]

This is becoming a very exciting rapidly expanding service line that VIR physicians are providing. Dr. Tutton at MCW has been one of the gurus of this movement along with Dr. Dechampes from France. NCCN Guidelines have started to implement this into the palliative treatment of metastatic and primary bone tumors.

 

[futureSuperStar]

This video is awesome, thanks for sharing. Do you think musculoskeletal radiologists might perform such procedures in the future (if one were to do a procedure heavy fellowship at Wisconsin for example)? Or would a combined background in VIR and musculoskeletal be necessary?

 

[irwarrior]

Both could potentially do it, but it is more likely the latter that will do it.