Percutaneous Vertebroplasty a treatment for vertebral compression fractures
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Over 700,000 vertebral compression fractures – broken spinal bones - occur annually in the United States. Many of these fractures result from untreated osteoporosis, and vertebral fractures can cause severe pain for nearly a third of people with the condition. On Wednesday, June 7, Marshfield Clinic physicians on staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital dicussed a leading surgical treatment for spinal compression fractures called percutaneous vertebroplasty. The program, featuring a pre-taped surgery of a vertebral compression fracture patient, will be webcast from 4 – 5 p.m. central standard time. Expert commentary about the procedure will be provided by Fergus McKiernan, MD, metabolic bone disease specialist; Thomas Faciszewski, MD, orthopaedic surgeon; and Sanjay Rao, MD, neurological surgeon.
Vertebroplasty consists of injecting medical grade cement into fractured spinal bone to stabilize the fracture and reduce pain. The procedure has been available for the treatment of spinal compression fractures in the United States since 1995. Recently, Marshfield Clinic physicians reported the results of a landmark research study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, which demonstrated percutaneous vertebroplasty to be a safe and effective procedure to decrease pain and increase quality of life.Over 700,000 vertebral compression fractures – broken spinal bones - occur annually in the United States. Many of these fractures result f...all »Over 700,000 vertebral compression fractures – broken spinal bones - occur annually in the United States. Many of these fractures result from untreated osteoporosis, and vertebral fractures can cause severe pain for nearly a third of people with the condition. On Wednesday, June 7, Marshfield Clinic physicians on staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital dicussed a leading surgical treatment for spinal compression fractures called percutaneous vertebroplasty. The program, featuring a pre-taped surgery of a vertebral compression fracture patient, will be webcast from 4 – 5 p.m. central standard time. Expert commentary about the procedure will be provided by Fergus McKiernan, MD, metabolic bone disease specialist; Thomas Faciszewski, MD, orthopaedic surgeon; and Sanjay Rao, MD, neurological surgeon.
Vertebroplasty consists of injecting medical grade cement into fractured spinal bone to stabilize the fracture and reduce pain. The procedure has been available for the treatment of spinal compression fractures in the United States since 1995. Recently, Marshfield Clinic physicians reported the results of a landmark research study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, which demonstrated percutaneous vertebroplasty to be a safe and effective procedure to decrease pain and increase quality of life.«
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