by osteoporosis: one of the most common treatment for such fractures is vertebral
augmentation through minimally invasive approaches (vertebroplasty or balloon-
kyphoplasty). Unfortunately, these techniques still present drawbacks, such as re-fractures of
the treated vertebral body with subsidence of the non-augmented portions or re-fracture of
the non-augmented middle column at the junction with the augmented anterior column. A …