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Long-Term Data Show Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures Provides Dramatic Pain Relief


Health & Wellness  (tags: research, science, health, humans, treatment, compression, fracture, interventional, medical, osteoporosis, pain, patients, vertebra, vertebral, vertebroplasty )

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- 615 days ago - sirweb.org
The injection of medical-grade bone cement into a fractured vertebra, shores up the fracture similar to an internal cast and provides pain relief. However, the treatment is generally reserved for patients who have failed conventional medical management.
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