Osteoporosis (Kyphoplasty)

Osteoporosis is a condition that occurs when the bones in your body become less dense over time, weakening them and making them more susceptible to fractures. Although many consider osteoporosis to be a condition of the elderly, it is a gradual process that begins in a person's late 20s or early 30s. If left untreated, osteoporosis can cause fractures in the bones, which occur most often in the hips, spine, and wrist. Fractures in the spine can cause loss of height, severe back pain, and deformity.

At Boston Medical Center, our highly skilled interventional radiologists can treat spinal fractures related to osteoporosis. Among other techniques, we offer kyphoplasty, a nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that stabilizes the broken vertebra (spinal bone) by inflating a tiny surgical balloon in the surrounding cavity. It then stabilizes the vertebra by injecting it with medical-grade bone cement. Kyphoplasty allows patients with spinal fractures to regain movement, experience less pain, and heal more quickly.

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