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