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Balloon Kyphoplasty

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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

Abstract

Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) reportedly achieves relief of pain from vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) in 70 to 90% of cases,1–4 but it does not address the kyphotic deformity that typically results from VCFs. Kyphosis can cause difficulties on multiple fronts. Biomechanically, kyphosis shifts the patient’s center of gravity forward, rendering the patient off-balance and at increased risk for a fall and subsequent and potentially more debilitating injury. A change in a patient’s center of gravity also creates additional stress on the vertebrae, increasing the risk of fracture.5

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  1. Department of Radiology, Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem, Virginia, USA

    John M. Mathis MD, MSc

  2. Service de Radiologie A, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d’Amiens, Amiens, France

    Hervé Deramond MD

  3. Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Stephen M. Belkoff PhD

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Wong, W.H., Olan, W.J., Belkoff, S.M. (2002). Balloon Kyphoplasty. In: Mathis, J.M., Deramond, H., Belkoff, S.M. (eds) Percutaneous Vertebroplasty. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3694-6_7

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