Vertebroplasty (IMAGE)

Society of Interventional Radiology

Vertebroplasty

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In vertebroplasty, a needle about the width of a cocktail straw is inserted through the skin into the fractured bone. A bone cement is injected. The cement hardens, stabilizes the bone and prevents further collapse. This stops the pain caused by bone rubbing against bone.

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