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Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty

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Osteoporosis and Bone Densitometry Measurements

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Vertebroplasty has had a major impact on the management of vertebral compression fractures of all etiologies in the past 20 years. A number of variations of the technique initially described by Deramond have been described, including kyphoplasty, lordoplasty, and device-implanting procedures, all of which appear to provide similar pain relief rates as vertebroplasty, commonly in the 90 % range. Although the effectiveness of vertebroplasty (and other vertebral augmentation procedures) has been challenged, there is significant evidence for its effectiveness. Given the economic pressures involved in health care, the effectiveness of any procedure will be scrutinized. Further analyses of vertebroplasty will most likely result in establishing the appropriateness, clinical effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of vertebral augmentation.

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  1. Interventional Neuroradiology and Neuroradiology, Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group, Inc, 1500 Expo Parkway, Sacramento, CA, 95815, USA

    Lotfi Hacein-Bey

  2. Quantitative Imaging Center, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Ali Guermazi

  3. Department of Radiology, Boston University Medical Center, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Alexander M. Norbash

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Hacein-Bey, L., Guermazi, A., Norbash, A.M. (2013). Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty. In: Guglielmi, G. (eds) Osteoporosis and Bone Densitometry Measurements. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2012_702

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