Kyphoplasty is an outpatient procedure that helps repair damaged vertebrae using a balloon and bone cement. Most people can walk a few hours after the surgery and are advised to avoid lifting heavy ...

It's natural to want to get back to your regular activities as soon as possible after surgery for a spinal compression fracture. But a lot depends on the type of operation you get. Two common methods, ...

Vertebroplasty involves injecting bone cement, typically polymethylmethacrylate, into the vertebral body (the solid part of the vertebra), using local anaesthetic and an analgesic. Vertebroplasty aims ...

Compression fracture treatments can be surgical or nonsurgical, depending on the severity of the injury. A compression fracture typically occurs in the vertebrae (bones of the spine) and can reduce ...

The Department of Health has asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to produce guidance on using percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for ...

Running, fishing, raising horses... nothing could stop Mary Ann Weyer, foster mom of six. "I didn't have any worries about health," she told Ivanhoe. Then one day, everything changed. "It happened so ...