{"id":504,"date":"2023-03-29T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciatica.com\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:38:10","slug":"kyphoplasty-vertebroplasty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sciatica.com\/spine-treatments\/kyphoplasty-vertebroplasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyphoplasty\/Vertebroplasty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kyphoplasty\/Vertebroplasty<\/h2>\n

Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are ultra-minimally invasive<\/a>\u00a0surgical procedures that treat\u00a0vertebral compression fractures<\/a>\u00a0of the spine. Both procedures stabilize a spinal compression fracture in the spine to alleviate pain and prevent further loss of vertebral body height.<\/p>\n

Compression fractures are estimated to affect 1.5 million Americans<\/a>\u00a0each year. They are most common in the elderly, with 25% of postmenopausal women affected by a compression fracture during their lifetime. Most occurrences of these fractures do not require hospitalization.<\/p>\n

Compression fractures have the potential to cause significant morbidity and disability, resulting in major back pain for several months. Osteoporosis<\/a>\u00a0caused by bone density loss is the most common condition that can cause vertebral spinal compression fractures. When a vertebra collapses due to a compression fracture, the fracture itself can be painful or cause irritation or even narrowing around spinal nerves resulting in excruciating pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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What is the difference between vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty?<\/h2>\n
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Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are effective treatment options to reduce pain caused by a vertebral body compression fracture.<\/p>\n

Vertebroplasty works percutaneously through the skin to inject bone cement into the vertebral body\u2019s cancellous bone to stabilize the fracture and alleviate pain. The cement interdigitates within the fracture crevices.<\/p>\n

Kyphoplasty utilizes an inflatable balloon deployed in the fractured vertebral body creating a cavity for the cement to be injected. The balloon potentially restores the height of the vertebral body and improves alignment by reducing kyphosis (outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Who is a candidate for kyphoplasty\/vertebroplasty procedures?<\/h2>\n