Bone Augmentation

• Surgical procedures designed to increase bone volume when bone is insufficient.

• Techniques such as the following are used:

  • Guided bone regeneration

  • Bone grafts

  • Specialized membranes to stimulate new bone formation

Vertebroplasty

• Minimally invasive medical procedure.

• Indicated for vertebral fractures caused by:

  • Osteoporosis

  • Cancer

• It consists of injecting bone cement into the fractured vertebra to:

  • Stabilize it

  • Relieve pain

Kyphoplasty

• Minimally invasive surgical procedure.

• Used in vertebral compression fractures caused by:

  • Osteoporosis

  • Tumors

• A balloon is inserted to:

  • Restore the height of the vertebra

  • Bone cement is then injected to stabilize it and prevent future collapse