Cement offers quicker fix for fractured vertebrae

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Balloon kyphoplasty offers hope. The procedure involves inserting a hollow tube inside the fractured vertebra bone, where a tiny balloon within the tube inflated.

The balloon helps to elevate the fractured bone back into place. It also creates a cavity within the vertebra, which is then filled with orthopedic acrylic cement. The cement acts as an internal cast that holds the vertebra in place, holding the corrected height of the vertebra while the bone heals.

Kyphoplasty is performed while the patient is awake, using a local anesthetic

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1. My wife once cracked her skull in a fall.It was repaired with epoxy in a

local hospital.

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