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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for kyphoplasty
  1. Kyphoplasty 
    Kyphoplasty is used to treat painful compression fractures in the spine. In a compression fracture, all or ... bone collapses. The procedure is also called balloon kyphoplasty.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007511.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... and accurate information for patients about vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. Learn what you might experience, how to prepare ...
    https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/vertebro - External Health Links
  3. Vertebroplasty 
    ... not collapse again. This procedure is similar to kyphoplasty . However, kyphoplasty involves the use of a balloon that is ... problem is more common with this procedure than kyphoplasty. You may need spine surgery to remove the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007512.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Osteoporosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Osteoporosis is a disease that thins and weakens the bones. Your bones become fragile and fracture (break) easily, especially the bones in the hip, spine, and wrist. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/osteoporosis.html - Health Topics
  5. Osteoporosis 
    ... pain from spinal fractures due to osteoporosis include: Kyphoplasty (a material is placed into a bone of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000360.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Compression fractures of the back 
    ... better with other treatments. Surgery can include: Balloon kyphoplasty Vertebroplasty Spinal fusion Other surgery may be done ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000443.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Imaging and radiology 
    ... radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, or microwave ablation Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty Needle biopsies of different organs, such as the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007451.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Neurosciences 
    ... and spine Needle biopsies, spine and soft tissues Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty to treat vertebral fractures Open or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007456.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Treatments for Prostate Cancer Spread to Bones (American Cancer Society)  
    Prostate Cancer/Living With ... Prostate Cancer ... American Cancer Society ... Preventing or slowing the spread of prostate cancer to the bones is a major goal of treatment ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../treating/treating-pain.html - External Health Links