Kyphoplasty is an outpatient procedure that helps repair damaged vertebrae using a balloon and bone cement. Most people can walk a few hours after the surgery and are advised to avoid lifting heavy ...

Biomechanical research comparing kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty as treatments for vertebral fracture suggests both procedures provide comparable benefits in restoring load sharing and stiffness to ...

Vertebroplasty involves injecting bone cement, typically polymethylmethacrylate, into the vertebral body (the solid part of the vertebra), using local anaesthetic and an analgesic. Vertebroplasty aims ...

The Department of Health has asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to produce guidance on using percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for ...