Vertebroplasty (VP) and kyphoplasty (KP) are minimally invasive surgical procedures that
have recently been introduced for the medical management of osteoporosis‐induced …

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are minimally invasive techniques applied for the treatment
of vertebral fractures. Since not all vertebral compression fractures are the same, a tailored …

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Study Design. Ex vivo biomechanical study using osteoporotic cadaveric vertebral bodies.
Objective. To determine the association between the volume of cement injected during …

PURPOSE: We prospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of kyphoplasty in the
treatment of osteolytic vertebral compression fractures resulting from multiple myeloma. The …

Study Design. A cadaveric study comparing the biomechanics of unipedicular versus
bipedicular kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures …

(57) ABSTRACT A method of treating a vertebra, comprising:(a) accessing an interior of a
vertebra; and (b) introducing a sufficient amount of artificial biocom patible material which …

Back pain is the principal manifestation of most osteoporotic vertebral compression
fractures, and may be either acute and excruciating, or chronic and persistent. 1, 2 Acute …

Over 700,000 osteoporotic compression fractures occur each year in the United States, twice
the number of hip fractures. These vertebral fractures, most of which occur in the elderly …

Study Design. Clinical trial (phase II). Objectives. To assess the feasibility and safety of
balloon vertebroplasty after posterior short-segment reduction and fixation for the treatment …