Type: Term Pronunciation: kī′fō-plas′tē Definitions: 1. Injection of bone cement into a compressed vertebra.
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Kyphoplasty: A procedure similar to vertebroplasty, but with the intent of expanding the collapsedvertebra. A surgical instrument is introduced into the spine with a balloon that is inflated to expand the bone. Once this instrument is withdrawn, the space created is then filled with the bone cement mixture. By creating space in this way, kyphoplast...
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Kyphoplasty is a surgical procedure that expands and stabilizes compression fractures of the spine. During kyphoplasty, a balloon device is introduced into the spine and inflated to expand the bone. The cavity created by the balloon is then filled with a bone cement mixture. With this process completed, an internal cast is formed inside the vertebr...
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kyphoplasty A procedure similar to vertebroplasty (nonsurgical method for the repair of vertebral fractures and compression due to osteoporosis), but with the intent of expanding the collapsed vertebra. Like vertebroplasty, the use of kyphoplasty to treat osteoporotic compression fractures in patients where conservative treatment has failed is rel...
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