Case report describing sacral kyphoplasty in a patient with sacral hemangioma; the first account of this procedure in a sacral hemangioma. Kyphoplasty and sacroplasty are new, minimally invasive ...

Conclusion: By careful interdisciplinary indication setting and a standardized treatment model, kyphoplasty presents a very safe and effective procedure for the treatment of vertebral osteolyses ...

February 17, 2011 — Kyphoplasty should be considered an early treatment option for patients with cancer who have symptomatic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), conclude researchers ...

2.1.4 Surgery may be considered in patients whose condition is refractory to medical therapy and in whom there is continued vertebral collapse and severe pain. Recently there has been increased ...

In another non-randomised controlled study (28 patients undergoing balloon kyphoplasty, 35 fractures), six fractures to adjacent vertebrae were observed within 4 months from the procedure. 2.4.3 Other ...

Total DRG treatment points per study year, per patient, were 853 in the conservative group vs. 114 in the balloon kyphoplasty group, a highly significant difference representing 95% less cost per ...

Kyphoplasty is a procedure that treats compression fractures in the spine. It relieves pain at the site, but some people may experience pain even after the procedure. Treating it includes taking ...

Since there is no regular CPT code for the procedure being performed at a cervical level, use the unlisted CPT code 22899 for a cervical kyphoplasty procedure. Learn more about Ellis Medical ...

When a 56-year-old man went to the emergency room because he was experiencing chest pain and difficulty breathing for two days, doctors discovered a piece of cement measuring 4 inches, or 10 ...