"Kyphoplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Procedures to restore vertebrae to their original shape following vertebral compression fractures by inflating a balloon inserted into the vertebrae, followed by removal of the balloon and injection of BONE CEMENTS to fill the cavity.
| Descriptor ID |
D058498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.718.275.500.500 E04.555.165.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Kyphoplasty- Kyphoplasty
- Balloon Vertebroplasty
- Vertebroplasty, Balloon
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kyphoplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Rajah G, Altshuler D, Sadiq O, Nyame VK, Eltahawy H, Szerlip N. Predictors of delayed failure of structural kyphoplasty for pathological compression fractures in cancer patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Aug; 23(2):228-32.
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Vogl TJ, Pflugmacher R, Hierholzer J, Stender G, Gounis M, Wakhloo A, Fiebig C, Hammerstingl R. Cement directed kyphoplasty reduces cement leakage as compared with vertebroplasty: results of a controlled, randomized trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Sep 15; 38(20):1730-6.
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Gosev I, Nascimben L, Huang PH, Mauri L, Steigner M, Mizuguchi A, Shah AM, Aranki SF. Right ventricular perforation and pulmonary embolism with polymethylmethacrylate cement after percutaneous kyphoplasty. Circulation. 2013 Mar 19; 127(11):1251-3.
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Zarate B, Gutierrez J, Wakhloo AK, Gounis MJ, Reyes-S?nchez A. Clinical evaluation of a new kyphoplasty technique with directed cement flow. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012 May; 25(3):E61-6.