Vertebral Augmentation
Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty are treatments for painful vertebral compression fractures that fail to respond to conventional medical therapy. Vertebroplasty, a minimally invasive treatment performed by interventional radiologists using imaging guidance, stabilizes the collapsed vertebra with the injection of medical-grade bone cement.
This reduces pain, and can prevent further collapse of the vertebra, thereby preventing the height loss and spine curvature commonly seen as a result of osteoporosis. Vertebroplasty dramatically improves back pain within hours of the procedure, provides long-term pain relief and has a low complication rate, as demonstrated in multiple studies. DuPage Interventional was one of the first groups to perform Vertebral Augmentation in Chicago and has performed thousands of procedures.
Vertebral Augmentation is used to treat painful osteoporotic and some traumatic compression fractures of the spine. In addition vertebral augmentation along with RF ablation can be used to treat painful compression fractures of the spine caused by cancer.
Verebral Augmentation is typically done as an outpatient procedure and patients are usually able to go home shortly following the procedure.
Osteoporotic patients should consult with their primary care physicians to learn about the benefits of vertebroplasty. Your physician will probably order medical imaging such as an MRI to further evaluate your spine prior to any planned Vertebral Augmentation.