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	Society Of Interventional Radiology - Patients and Public - Vertebroplasty Treatments
		Vertebroplasty was first performed in France in 1984 to treat compression fractures caused by bone cancer or bone metastasis, and later to treat compression fractures caused by osteoporosis.
		Percutaneous vertebroplasty was introduced in the United States in 1994 and has become widely available since 1997 as a treatment for pain associated with compression fractures due to osteoporosis.
		Vertebroplasty is likely to become a standard of care for treating osteoporotic compression fractures as more patients and physicians become aware of the new advances in interventional radiology.
	www.sirweb.org /patPub/vertebroplastyTreatments.shtml (792 words)

	eMedicine - Percutaneous Vertebroplasty : Article by Jashvant Patel, MD
		Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive, image-guided therapy used to strengthen a broken vertebra (spinal bone) that has been weakened by osteoporosis or, less commonly, cancer.
		Vertebroplasty produces analgesia by solidification of the osteolytic lesion.
		Cotten A, Dewatre F, Cortet B, et al: Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteolytic metastases and myeloma: effects of the percentage of lesion filling and the leakage of methyl methacrylate at clinical follow-up.
	www.emedicine.com /neuro/topic682.htm (1980 words)

	Vertebroplasty
		Vertebroplasty is an image-guided, minimally invasive, nonsurgical therapy used to strengthen a broken vertebra (spinal bone) that has been weakened by osteoporosis or, less commonly, cancer.
		Vertebroplasty is often performed on patients too elderly or frail to tolerate open spinal surgery, or with bones too weak for surgical spinal repair.
		Vertebroplasty is not generally recommended for otherwise healthy younger patients, mostly because there is limited experience with cement in a vertebral body for longer time periods.
	www.radiologyinfo.org /content/interventional/vertebro.htm (1736 words)

	Vertebroplasty procedure
		The goals of the vertebroplasty surgical procedure are to stabilize the spinal fracture and to stop the pain caused by the fracture.
		Vertebroplasty is considered a minimally invasive surgical procedure because the procedure is done through a small puncture in the patient’s skin (as opposed to an open incision).
		It is not yet known whether vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty increases the risk of another fracture in the spine or ribs, but it is known that a patient sustaining an osteoporotic fracture is already at risk for additional fractures.
	www.spine-health.com /topics/surg/vertfract/vertfract02.html (639 words)

	Vertebroplasty
		Vertebroplasty is a technique where a bone cement is injected into the vertebral bodies of the back.
		Vertebroplasty consists of placing a needle through the skin and into the bone under X-ray guidance.
		Vertebroplasty as a procedure is not an FDA approved procedure, meaning it has not been through a process whereby the government labels the bone cement and technique specifically for this procedure.
	www.ohsu.edu /neurosurgery/conditions/vertebroplasty.shtml (544 words)

	Newswise Medical News \| Vertebroplasty Improves Back Pain, Activity Level
		Kallmes explains that in light of the wide practice of vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fractures, a study using a top-caliber back pain measurement tool like the RDQ was critical, especially in light of the often subjective nature of pain reporting by different patients.
		Patients for whom vertebroplasty is appropriate, according to Dr. Kallmes, have osteoporosis or a similar condition and have suffered compression of their spines with no or minimal injury.
		Vertebroplasty is not appropriate for patients with back pain due to ligament injuries, joint disease or narrowing of the spinal canal, says Dr. Kallmes.
	www.newswise.com /articles/view/517045 (654 words)

	Vertebroplasty - The Chester County Hospital
		Vertebroplasty is an image-guided, minimally invasive, nonsurgical therapy used to strengthen a broken vertebra (spinal bone) that has been weakened by osteoporosis or, less commonly, cancer.
		Vertebroplasty is used to treat pain caused by osteoporotic compression fractures.
		Vertebroplasty is often performed on patients too elderly or frail to tolerate open spinal surgery, or with bones too weak for surgical spinal repair.
	www.cchosp.com /cchpage.asp?m=339 (294 words)

	Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Vertebral Fractures Caused by Osteoporosis or Malignancy
		This Assessment evaluates the available evidence to determine whether percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is demonstrated to be an effective treatment for vertebral fractures caused by osteoporosis or malignancy.
		Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive treatment involving percutaneous needle injection of bone cement into a diseased vertebral body.
		Vertebroplasty is a surgical procedure and, as such, is not subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.
	www.bcbs.com /betterknowledge/tec/vols/20/20_06.html (869 words)

	Vertebroplasty - Vertebroplasty for Osteoporosis Compression Fracture - San Diego CA.
		Vertebroplasty was developed in 1984 and has since then proven to be a safe and effective treatment for symptomatic compression fractures.
		The vertebroplasty procedure takes an average of 20 minutes to complete a single level, and is well tolerated by patients under conscious sedation.
		Vertebroplasty is a palliative procedure and does not correct the underlying cause of the vertebral fracture.Medical management of osteoporosis or malignancy must therefore be initiated and continued.
	www.northcountyrad.com /vertebroplasty-san-diego-oceanside-california.htm (317 words)

	Vertebroplasty - radiologychannel
		The procedure is not useful in the treatment of disc bulges, disc herniations, degenerative spinal disease, spinal stenosis, or nerve root compression.
		Vertebroplasty is a procedure usually performed by a radiologist specializing in neuroradiology or interventional radiology in an x-ray department.
		Vertebroplasty is generally performed with local anesthesia and intravenous sedation.
	www.radiologychannel.net /vertebroplasty (641 words)

	Vertebroplasty for Spine Fracture Pain - August 15, 2002 - American Family Physician
		Recently, a new treatment called "vertebroplasty" is being used to help hold the fractured bone in place and relieve pain.
		If you have significant back pain caused by a broken bone in your back that is not better after one to two weeks of bed rest and pain control medicine, you may need vertebroplasty.
		In the United States, 75 to 90 percent of people treated with vertebroplasty will have complete pain relief or significant reduction of their pain.
	www.aafp.org /afp/20020815/617ph.html (623 words)

	Imaginis - Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
		Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) is usually reserved for patients who have not responded well to prior conventional treatment of osteoporosis with pain relievers or bed rest.
		Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (PV) is being performed at select hospitals, medical centers, and physicians’ offices across the U.S. It is estimated that approximately 300 interventional radiologists are trained to perform PV in the U.S. The Montefiore Medical Center in New York performs approximately 30 neurointerventions per month, including many vertebroplasty surgeries to treat spinal fractures.
		The side effects of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) are rare and occur in less than one percent of patients who undergo the procedure.
	www.imaginis.com /osteoporosis/news/news4.06.2000.asp (937 words)

	Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty*
		This procedure has been used as a treatment to relieve pain and provide stability for vertebral collapse of the cervical or thoracic region related to osteoporosis, osteolytic vertebral metastases and myeloma related to destruction of the vertebral body, vertebral eosinophilic granuloma with spinal instability or as treatment of aggressive vertebral hemangiomas.
		The principal difference in the case of kyphoplasty is that the fracture itself is at least partially reduced by expanding the intra-body space with the aid of a specialized bone tamp with an inflatable balloon. Once the compression fracture is reduced as much as possible the PMMA is injected.
		Neither vertebroplasty nor kyphoplasty is indicated for the treatment of lesions of the sacrum or coccyx.
	www.wellmark.com /e_business/provider/medical_policies/policies/Percutaneous.htm (1012 words)

	Vertebroplasty - Associated Radiologists, Elmira New York 14903
		Vertebroplasty is a new, image-guided procedure performed by Interventional Radiologists as a treatment for painful spinal compression fractures and for some types of spinal cancer.
		Today, however, there is a safe, non-surgical interventional radiology treatment called vertebroplasty (ver-TEE-bro-plasty) that has been shown to be extremely effective in reducing or eliminating the pain caused by spinal fractures.
		The following information was prepared by the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (SIR) to provide general information about vertebroplasty, how it is performed, and which patients may benefit from the procedure.
	www.arfl.com /vertebroplasty-elmira-new-york.htm (495 words)

	New Help for Osteoporotic bones
		Vertebroplasty, an innovative procedure for vertebral compression fractures can help treat back pain safely and effectively - providing immediate relief.
		Vertebroplasty, A New, Interventional Radiology Treatment For the Pain of Spinal Fractures Caused by Osteoporosis (written by Society of Interventional Radiology)
		Robert Waldrip, Orthopedic Surgeon speaking to an audience from recent ASU lecture on Osteoporosis and Vertebroplasty
	www.vertebroplasty.com (293 words)

	Vertebroplasty for Spine Fracture Pain -- familydoctor.org
		About 50 million people in the United States have osteoporosis (a decrease in the amount of bone mass) or have thinning of the bones that puts them at risk for spine fractures (broken bones).
		Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: New Treatment for Vertebral Compression Fractures by TA Predey, MD; LE Sewall, MD; SJ Smith, MD (American Family Physician August 15, 2002, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020815/611.html)
		To find out if this article applies to you and to get more information on this subject, talk to your family doctor.
	www.familydoctor.org /748.xml (524 words)

	YourSurgery.Com®-Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty
		Recently new techniques have been developed to restore and support the collapsed vertebra and relieve the accompanying pain.
		In these relatively low risk procedures, a needle is placed into the vertebra and a plastic material injected which hardens and supports the vertebra (vertebroplasty).
		Alternately the collapsed vertebra is restored in height with a balloon before injecting the plastic (kyphoplasty).
	www.yoursurgery.com /ProcedureDetails.cfm?BR=2&Proc=59 (377 words)

	Vertebroplasty Improves Back Pain, Activity Level, Mayo Clinic Study Reports
		Vertebroplasty Improves Back Pain, Activity Level, Mayo Clinic Study Reports
		Kallmes explains that ultimately, vertebroplasty needs evaluation through a study of the highest quality, a clinical trial in which patients are randomly assigned to receive treatment or no treatment and in which the patients and investigators are blinded to which patients receive the real treatment or a placebo used for comparison.
		To obtain the latest news releases from Mayo Clinic, go to www.mayoclinic.org/news.
	www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=35529 (767 words)

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