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• Kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures

  Kyphoplasty is an elective surgery designed to achieve two main goals in patients suffering from painful vertebral compression fractures: to reduce or eliminate back pain; avoid an increase in spinal deformity; and restore spinal alignment, thus improving the patient’s posture.
  By: Rafael Levin, MD Read More

• Definitive Guide to Osteoporosis

  Osteoporosis is a thinning of the bones that causes them to become porous and fragile. It affects women more than men, is associated with aging, and progresses more rapidly after menopause. The good news is that osteoporosis is largely preventable and treatable.
  By: Peter F. Ullrich, Jr., MD Read More

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• Kyphoplasty: Osteoporosis Fracture Treatment

  Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used for treating fractures caused by osteoporosis. This module takes you step by step through this procedure.

• Kyphoplasty: a new treatment for osteoporotic fractures

  Kyphoplasty, a new procedure for treating osteoporotic fractures, is designed to restore height to the bone thus reducing deformity of the spine.

• Description of kyphoplasty surgery

  Kyphoplasty surgery has three goals: To stop pain caused by a spine fracture, to stabilize the bone, and to restore lost vertebral height due to the compression fracture

• Pain relief after a vertebral compression fracture

  Osteoporosis-related spine fractures are fairly common, especially in people over age seventy. When these fractures cause pain, a procedure called kyphoplasty may be an option...

• Vertebral and spinal fractures: doctor answers patient questions