Vertebroplasty is a procedure of injection of bone cement into a pathological vertebral body. There are several indications. However, the main indication is a painful vertebral body.
The indications of vertebroplasty are
- Osteoporotic fractures
- Vertebral fractures in active healing phase
- Tumorigenic causes – metastases, hemangioma, multiple myeloma
- Other metabolic disorders
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- Contraindications of vertebroplasty
External links you may like
- J.B. Martin et.al. | Vertebroplasty: clinical experience and follow-up results. Sciencedirect