Fracture risk of vertebral bodies after cryosurgery using a miniature cryoprobe: A biomechanical in-vitro analysis on human bones

Abstract

Miniature cryoprobe can deliver adequate tissue cooling to -50°C in vertebral bodies. The procedure does not seem to influence breaking force of the treated bones in-vitro. Therefore, using miniature probes cryosurgery may provide a valuable alternative to conventional surgical resection of neoplastic diseases as well as of benign locally aggressive bone tumors.