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BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT
Vertebroplasty
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Vertebroplasty is a relatively new, minimally-invasive technique to strengthen and repair the weakened bone of the vertebra which is common in older patients, especially women. Percutaneous Vertebroplasty is a procedure performed using x-ray guidance to accurately place specially formulated acrylic biocompatible bone cement into partially compressed vertebral body. The bone cement is injected in fluid form with a needle placed through the skin into the vertebral body. The needle is then removed and the cement is allowed to harden. Before it hardens, the cement fills the spaces within the damaged bone, stabilizing the spinal fracture. More than one vertebra can be treated in one procedure. Typically the procedure is performed under local anesthesia and sedation. The procedure can take about a ½ hour for each treated vertebra.
Key Advantages:
- Minimally invasive procedure; performed using x-ray guidance
- Performed under local anesthesia and sedation; eliminates general anesthesia
- Eliminates complications that may result from open surgery
- Outpatient procedure; patient typically goes home in three hours
- No recovery time
- Immediate pain relief
- Most cost effective way to treat compression fractures
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