A minimally invasive procedure to alleviate pain from vertebral compression fractures. An orthopedic balloon is placed in the affected vertebra and inflated; the resulting cavity is filled with bone cement in order to stabilize the vertebral fracture.
The injection of liquid cement into damaged bone using a balloon technique. This procedure may provide acute pain relief and improvement in structural integrity of collapsed vertebrae or other damaged bones.
A relatively new treatment for compression fractures that involves the use of a catheter and "balloon" which are injected into the space between the vertebrae. The balloon is inflated and filled with an orthopedic cement that hardens and helps return the vertebral space to its original height.
Procedure used to treat spinal compression fractures whereby a balloon in inserted into the compressed vertebra and inflated to elevate the collapsed section. The cavity is filled with bone cement, stabilizing and preserving the re-established height.
a minimally invasive procedure used to treat vertebral compression fractures by inflating a balloon to restore bone height then injecting bone cement into the vertebral body.
Procedure to repair osteoporosis fractures, where glue-like material is injected into a balloon inserted into a collapsed vertebra.
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive treatment performed by NENA neurosurgeons for spinal fractures caused by osteoporosis or cancer. The goal of this procedure is fracture stabilization. This usually reduces the pain caused by the fracture. Kyphoplasty is balloon-assisted vertebroplasty. Two balloons are inserted into the collapsed vertebral body and inflated. This restores some of the vertebral body height. The balloon is deflated and removed and bone cement is injected without pressure into the space that had been occupied by the balloon. The cement hardens and holds the vertebra in place.
a procedure for vertebral fractures in which a balloon-like device is inserted into the vertebra to help restore the height and shape of the spine and a cement-like substance is injected to repair and stabilize it.
Kyphoplasty is a medical procedure where the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra (of certain types) are restored, followed by its stabilization using injected bone filler material. The procedure is commonly done percutaneously. Height and angle restoration are currently carried out by using either hydraulic or mechanical intravertebral expansion.
