Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Introduction Vertebroplasty (VP) is a minimally invasive, image-guided Intervention used to stabilize spine and to relieve pain from a vertebral body fracture. It has been used for osteoporotic or malignant fractures. Initially, the major indication was treatment of spinal hemangiomas, as described in 1987 by Galibert et al.(1) With experience, other indications have emerged.
Dusquenel adapted the procedure to treat the pain resulting from the compression fractures associated with osteoporosis and malignancy; this was reported by Lapras and colleagues in 1989 (2). Two related interventional procedures typically performed are Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty. Both involve the fluoroscopically guided or CT-guided percutaneous placement of wide bored cannulae into vertebral body which is subsequently cemented with synthetic bone cement, commonly…
