News articles tagged with 'vertebroplasty'
Vertebroplasty: Integral to treating back pain in blood marrow cancer patients
— 15 Mar 2010 15:49 | HealthTreating non-osteoporotic compression fractures in patients with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, shows that the use of vertebroplasty - a minimally invasive treatment performed by…
New expensive back procedure exposed as ineffective
— 7 Aug 2009 10:51 | HealthA world-first study involving Monash University and the Cabrini Research Institute in Melbourne has revealed the injection of bone cement into broken vertebrae is not an effective treatment…
Study results raise questions about vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal compression fractures
— 6 Aug 2009 09:38 | HealthA new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that relief of pain from vertebral compression fractures, as well as improvement in pain-related dysfunction, were similar in patients…
New treatment method reduces pain in patients with vertebral compression fractures
— 22 Jul 2009 09:54 | HealthVesselplasty, a new minimally invasive procedure, increases mobility and reduces pain and the need for pain killers in patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), according…
Cone-beam CT: Just as useful as MDCT before and after percutaneous vertebroplasty
— 4 Nov 2008 18:20 | HealthCone-beam CT which is believed to deliver less radiation than MDCT is just as useful when evaluating patients before and after percutaneous vertebroplasty according to a study performed…
Long-term data show vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal fractures provides dramatic pain relief
— 18 Mar 2008 22:48 | HealthThe results of a five-year follow-up study of 884 osteoporosis patients bolster the use of vertebroplasty - an interventional radiology treatment for vertebral compression fractures…
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