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Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty
Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2008Percutaneous vertebroplasty is the injection of a vertebral compression fracture (VCF) with bone cement, generally polymethylmethacrylate. Percutaneous kyphoplasty is the placement of balloons into the vertebral body with an inflation/deflation sequence to create a cavity before the cement injection.
Allen W, Burton, Basem, Hamid
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Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
British Menopause Society Journal, 2005Vertebral compression fractures are common in elderly populations and in particular in postmenopausal women as a consequence of osteoporosis. Percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are minimally invasive procedures that are increasingly used to treat persistent or severe acute pain from these fractures. Vertebroplasty works by augmenting the weak
Sri Priya, Suresh, Richard W, Whitehouse
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Abstract Vertebral compression fractures are a common cause of severe back pain in osteoporotic geriatric patients. Vertebroplasty is a safe, effective, low-cost way to reduce pain and to improve mortality risk in these patients. This chapter discusses the indications, risks, contraindications, and literature behind this procedure.
Johnathan Goree, Mark Malinowski
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Johnathan Goree, Mark Malinowski
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2014
Vertebral compression fracture is a significant problem associated with pain and functional impairment. Traditional open surgery has been problematic in the management of patients in this population because of poor bone quality, frequent and extensive medical comorbidity.
HACIYAKUPOĞLU, Ersin +4 more
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Vertebral compression fracture is a significant problem associated with pain and functional impairment. Traditional open surgery has been problematic in the management of patients in this population because of poor bone quality, frequent and extensive medical comorbidity.
HACIYAKUPOĞLU, Ersin +4 more
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Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.
Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases, 2009Vertebral fractures are a major health care problem in Western countries. Pain and deformity are the major problems related to these fractures, with an enormous impact on the quality of life. Surgery is indicated in patients with concurrent spinal instability or neurologic deficit.
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