Replacement of extensive local bone loss is a significant clinical challenge. There are a
variety of techniques available to the surgeon to manage this problem, each with their own …

Compression fractures affect many individuals worldwide. An estimated 1.5 million vertebral
compression fractures occur every year in the US. They are common in elderly populations …

Study Design. An Institutional Review Board-approved Phase I efficacy study of inflatable
bone tamp usage in the treatment of symptomatic osteoporotic compression fractures …

Study Design. Ex vivo biomechanical study using osteoporotic cadaveric vertebral bodies.
Objective. To determine the association between the volume of cement injected during …

Acrylic cements have been used for the augmentation of weakened or partially destroyed
bones for decades (1). The term vertebroplasty originally described an open surgical …

Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), whereby polymethylmethacrylate cement is injected into
the vertebral body (VB), has been used to successfully treat various spinal lesions. The …

Study Design. Cadaveric study on the biomechanics of osteoporotic vertebral bodies
augmented and not augmented with polymethylmethacrylate cement. Objectives. To …

Purpose of Review This systematic review comprehensively compared balloon kyphoplasty
and vertebroplasty with respect to height restoration and pain relief. Recent Findings …

PURPOSE: To describe the immediate outcome of a large cohort of patients who underwent
percutaneous polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) vertebroplasty for treatment of one or more …

Study Design. Ex vivo biomechanical study using osteoporotic cadaveric vertebral bodies.
Objectives. To determine if the inflatable bone tamp (tamp) restores height to compressed …