Surgical Procedure of Balloon Kyphoplasty and Cement Injection in Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Fractures

Figure 2: Filling the balloon with contrast agent. great importance. Operative stabilization using a minimally invasive procedure called balloon kyphoplasty has been one of the established methods for years. Balloon kyphoplasty provides a good and efficient pain relief with faster mobilization of patients and thus avoiding a need for care mit fast return the patients home. The surgery lasts between 30 to 60 minutes under general anesthesia. In some cases it is also possible in local anesthesia (Figures 1-8).