kyphoplasty
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Kyphoplasty — is a medical procedure developed by orthopedist Mark A. Reiley, MD, where the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra (of certain types) are restored, followed by its stabilization using injected bone filler material. The… … Wikipedia
Kyphoplasty — The vertebroplasty procedure. Frankly, vertebroplasty is more accurate. Kyphosis means the bending of the spine to curve outward from the body. Kyphosis can result when a vertebra (or several vertebrae) suffers a compression fracture from… … Medical dictionary
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Kyphosis — For other uses, see Kyphosis (disambiguation). Hunchback redirects here. For other uses, see Hunchback (disambiguation). Kyphosis Classification and external resources A preoperative image of a 22 year old male with Scheuer … Wikipedia
Compression fracture — Classification and external resources Compression fracture of the fourth lumbar vertebra post falling from a height. ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Vertebroplasty — A new nonsurgical method for the repair of osteoporosis back fractures. Broken bones in the spine are often due to osteoporosis, the progressive loss of bone tissue, which depletes both the collagen and the calcium salts from bone so the bone… … Medical dictionary
Vertebroplasty — is a medical procedure where bone cement is percutaneously injected into a fractured vertebra in order to stabilize it. The procedure is typically used for a spine fracture caused by osteoporosis, a disease that causes weakening of the bones and… … Wikipedia
Kyphoplastie — Gebrochener Lendenwirbel Derselbe Wirbel nach Kyphoplastie Die Kyphoplastie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Neurosurgery — Occupation Activity sectors Surgery Description Education required Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Med … Wikipedia
Lumbar vertebrae — Infobox Bone Name = Lumbar vertebrae Latin = GraySubject = 23 GrayPage = 104 Caption = A typical lumbar vertebra Caption2 = Vertebral column. Precursor = System = Artery = median sacral artery Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
