Osteoporosis

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Surgical Treatment

Vertebroplasty

Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to reinforce vertebrae with compression fractures, which are common in patients with osteoporosis Vertebroplasty involves injecting an acrylic compound into the collapsed vertebra to stabilize the weakened bone. The procedure is performed in an operating room or radiology suite and treatment of each affected vertebra takes approximately 1 hour.


Local anesthesia is injected into the vertebra, a...Read the full article