Vertebroplasty vs. Kyphoplasty | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Bothvertebroplastyandkyphoplastyaresuccessfulabout90%ofthetimeinsignificantlyrelievingthepainoffracturedvertebrae.Kyphoplastyproceduresare ...

Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive surgery used to treat a spinal compression fracture.

Spinal compression fractures occur primarily in spinal vertebrae that have been weakened by osteoporosis. Compression fractures typically occur in the thoracic region of the spine, which includes the T1 through T12 vertebrae, but may also occur in the lumbar spine, or L1 through L5.

The goals of kyphoplasty are to reduce pain from the fracture, stabilize the vertebra, and restore the vertebra back to its normal height.

In the procedure, the patient lies face down on the operating table. The surgeon makes a small, half-inch incision over the affected area.

Using X-ray guidance, the surgeon inserts a narrow tube through the pedicle into one side of the fractured vertebra. In balloon kyphoplasty, a balloon tamp is then inserted through the tube and into the fractured vertebra....