Osteoplasty holds promise for repair of bone fractures

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Osteoplasty holds promise for repair of bone fractures H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minimally invasive repair of painful vertebral compression fractures has become an established treatment for osteoporosis. The development of similar techniques to treat other fractures caused by age and metastatic disease could be a cost-effective way to deal with declining reimbursements and a growing elderly population. Percutaneous osteoplastic techniques treating common insufficiency-type fractures affecting the pelvis, sacrum, and long bones are gaining attention. Like vertebroplasty, these techniques rely on the injection of cement or other compounds to stabilize the lesion. Some also combine the effects of thermal ablation when fractures are caused by tumors.

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