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Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an ... Collapsed vertebrae may initially be felt or seen in the form of severe back pain, loss of height or spinal deformities such as kyphosis (stooped posture).
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www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/spine/conditions/osteoporosis...
www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/spine/conditions/osteoporosis.html
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Treating osteoporosis early can prevent deformity, back pain, fractures and broken bones ... Multiple compression fractures of the vertebrae (collapsed vertebrae) result in a gradual loss of height and a hunched back (dowager's hump)
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www.bigbackpain.com/osteoporosis.html
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Thoracic Vertebrae...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/2609093
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Percutaneous vertebroplasty may reduce kyphosis due to localized collapsed vertebrae as suggested by intravertebral mobility and cleft. ... "Vertebroplasty may reduce kyphosis due to localized collapsed vertebrae; intravertebral mobility and cleft suggest this possibility," the authors write. "In appropriately selected...
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/494916_print
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Many patients suffering with excruciating back pain from spinal fractures can find nearly immediate relief with a recently developed balloon procedure that reinforces collapsed bone with an acrylic replacement.
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www.musc.edu/catalyst/archive/2004/co10-15new.htm
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As the collapsed anterior vertebrae fuse together, the spine bends forward, causing a kyphotic deformity. ... Percutaneous vertebroplasty involves injecting acrylic cement into the collapsed vertebra to stabilize and strengthen the fracture and vertebral body.21 This procedure does not, however, restore the shape or height...
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www.aafp.org/afp/20040101/111.html
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Vertebroplasty is a relatively new procedure in which a special cement is injected into weakened or collapsed vertebrae to harden the bone. ... Fractures of the vertebrae -- the bones of the spine -- are relatively common in people with osteoporosis and spinal tumors, but few treatment options are available.
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healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1000220322.html
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Diseases such as osteoporosis or bone tumors can weaken vertebrae; the bones of the spine, which can then collapse suddenly under ... During vertebroplasty, the collapsed vertebra is stabilized using specially formulated acrylic bone cement that helps to provide pain relief and prevents further collapse of the vertebra (1).
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www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article2191.ht...
www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article2191.html
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Dr. Jensen was asked if severely collapsed vertebrae wouldn't be technically more difficult as well as less successful to treat. She indicated that vertebrae that have collapsed to less than 30% of their normal height were indeed poor candidates for this procedure because of poor success rates.
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www.spine-inc.com/glossary/v/vertebroplasty.htm
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