Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Ballon-mounted stentoplasty is the latest cement augment stabilization for osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF). The technique is almost similar to kyphoplasty except for stent placement in a created void and filling it with cement. Here, we describe a patient with a failure of balloon inflation in an elderly male presented with OVF. CASE REPORT: An elderly male presented with OVF of the L1 was planned for stentoplasty. The balloon was inserted inside and inflated but beyond 22-25 atm (atmospheric pressure), the device was turning "false" and returned to zero. This happened again with the stent mounted ballon and the procedure was abandoned and vertebroplasty was done. CONCLUSION: Failure of balloon inflation in stentoplasty due to balloon malfunction is a rare complication that has not been reported so far.