Related Experiment Videos
Vertebroplasty: a new treatment strategy for osteoporotic compression fractures
Jason C Eck1, Scott D Hodges, S Craig Humphreys
1University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
|April 2, 2002
Abstract:
Vertebroplasty is a procedure in which bone cement is injected into a fractured vertebral body in an attempt to stabilize fractured segments and reduce pain. This procedure was originally used to treat spinal lesions caused by metastases and has recently been used to treat severe bone loss caused by osteoporosis. In this article, we review the current treatment for osteoporosis, introduce vertebroplasty with its associated efficacy and risks, and describe kyphoplasty.