Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty back surgery procedures In-depth information on kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty, minimally invasive back surgery techniques to reduce back pain and treat spinal fractures from osteoporosis CORTOSS pivotal trial for osteoporotic spine fractures (sponsored clinical trial listing) This is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the safety and effectiveness of the Cortoss biomaterial to PMMA bone cement when used in the vertebroplasty procedure to treat vertebral compression fractures. Read more... Pain relief after a vertebral compression fracture: Kyphoplasty case review December 30, 2005 Osteoporosis-related spine fractures are fairly common, especially in people over age seventy. When these fractures cause pain, a procedure called kyphoplasty may be an option—but usually only within a few months after the fracture. This article presents the case of a patient who had successful kyphoplasty solely under local anesthesia. Read more... By: Andrew P. Manista, MD and A. Jay Khanna, MD Kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures June 1, 2005 Kyphoplasty is an elective surgery designed to achieve two main goals in patients suffering from painful vertebral compression fractures: to reduce or eliminate back pain; avoid an increase in spinal deformity; and restore spinal alignment, thus improving the patient’s posture. Read more... By: Rafael Levin, MD Vertebral fracture treated with kyphoplasty: case review November 17, 2003 In this case it was decided to proceed with kyphoplasty, with the goal of alleviating the patient's back pain and restoring the height of the vertebra so that the patient would be able to stand upright. Read more... By: Jeffrey Spivak, MD Kyphoplasty—a new treatment for osteoporotic fractures (Research article) July 7, 2000 (last updated October 31, 2005) Kyphoplasty, a new minimally-invasive procedure for treating osteoporotic fractures, is designed to restore height to the bone thus reducing deformity of the spine. Read more... By: Courtney W. Brown, MD and Douglas C. Wong, MD Description of kyphoplasty surgery July 7, 2000 (last updated October 31, 2005) The goals of the kyphoplasty minimally invasive surgical procedure are designed to stop the pain caused by the bone fracture, to stabilize the bone, and to restore some or all of the lost vertebral body height due to the compression fracture. Read more... By: Courtney W. Brown, MD and Douglas C. Wong, MD Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty: percutaneous injection procedures for vertebral fractures August 13, 2003 Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are minimally invasive procedures that may be used in cases of severe pain caused by a vertebral fracture that does not improve over a number of weeks with pain medication and bracing. Read more... By: Jeffrey M. Spivak, MD Kyphoplasty interactive animation January 11, 2001 Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used for treating fractures caused by osteoporosis. This module takes you step by step through this procedure. View animation... Additional patient resources: New advancements in spine surgery - op90.com Newsletter Several important new spine surgery technologies are in various stages of development and you may want to consider these when making any decision about your treatment options. As with anything new in spine surgery, most of the information on the following developments remains theoretical, and longer term studies and follow-up are needed to fully understand the potential risks and benefits of each procedure. Read more... Please note that these additional patient resources (such as The Back-to-Back Forum and Newsletters) on op90.com are not peer-reviewed by the op90.com Medical Advisory Board. They are provided as additional resources for patients to learn from each others’ experiences and to gain information from our popular newsletters.