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How is balloon kyphoplasty different from vertebroplasty?

April 26, 2017balloon different kyphoplasty vertebroplasty

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How is balloon kyphoplasty different from vertebroplasty?

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Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are actually quite similar. Both minimally invasive procedures use orthopaedic bone cement to stabilize spinal fractures. They also each use thin tubes (called cannulas) that are inserted into each vertebra through 3mm incisions to inject the cement.