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Spinal Augmentation for Vertebral Compression Fractures
Summary of Key Points The percutaneous vertebral augmentation procedures vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are indicated for painful vertebral compression fractures refractory to conservative medical management. Vertebroplasty involves injection of the bone cement, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), into a fractured vertebral body, typically using…