A surgery for spine compression fracture, kyphoplasty is a minimally-invasive outpatient surgery technique that repairs and reinforces damaged and collapsed vertebrae. Though pain relief is rapid ...

The sacral lesion was interpreted as metastasis and we recommended kyphoplasty instead of open surgery. The operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia and in prone position.

Introduction: Only in recent years has balloon kyphoplasty gained significance in the treatment of vertebral fractures as an adequate minimally invasive vertebral stabilization technique.

In balloon kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive treatment ... director of the spine program and associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor ...

and 112 patients who underwent balloon kyphoplasty surgery (mean age, 71 years) for vertebral compression fractures (VCF) between Jan. 1, 2002 and Dec. 31, 2005. Using hospital databases and the ...

So, doctors may have to do a risk versus benefit analysis to decide whether putting the person through invasive surgery is best for their needs. Balloon kyphoplasty generally delivers good results ...

The prevalence of osteoarthritis in the elderly population, along with the number of motor vehicle accidents and falls, acts of abuse, athletics, and medical/surgical causes, is leading to an increase ...

Dr Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College at Tanda has become the first medical college in the state to conduct a major balloon kyphoplasty surgery conducted by the Department of Neurosurgery.