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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Patients with vertebral compression fractures who underwent kyphoplasty experienced higher rates of ...

Seventy-six patients with a total of 190 vertebral fractures or osteolyses between December 2001 and December 2008 were treated with kyphoplasty in our department. Before the indication for the ...

Vertebral compression fractures are one of the most common types of osteoporotic fracture. Osteoporotic fractures are common in the elderly and particularly in postmenopausal women, but they can also ...

Spinal metastases can affect quality of life by causing severe pain, functional impairment, vertebral fractures, nerve root impingement, spinal cord compression and hypercalcaemia. Treatment for ...

The surgeon removes the balloon and injects bone cement into the spine. Use CPT 22523 for a thoracic percutaneous vertebral augmentation, including cavity creation (fracture reduction and bone biopsy ...

When vertebral compression fractures cause intense pain and make it difficult to function, a minimally invasive procedure called Kyphoplasty can quickly relieve the pain and restore mobility. Brain ...