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Intraoperatively, anterior cement leakage into the paravertebral venous system was detected on lateral fluoroscopy but it did not cause insufficient attention. The patient demonstrated significant back pain relief postoperatively, and had no symptoms such as dyspnoea, coughing, haemoptysis, dizziness or palpitation. However, the postoperative thoracolumbar x-ray presented that multiple tubular and branching cement emboli were scattered throughout the lungs. The patient presented asymptomatically in the follow-up period. No cardiorespiratory dysfunction was observed until the end of the one-year clinical follow-up, and the patient was satisfied with pain relief.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cement leakage into the paravertebral venous system is associated with pulmonary cement embolism during percutaneous vertebroplasty. Continued bone cement injection after bone cement leakage into the paravertebral venous system is dangerous and, may lead to further migration and, ultimately, pulmonary cement embolism. 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