Vertebra compression fracture (VCF) is one common condition of spinal diseases

There are three standard treatments for a vertebra fracture: pain medication, progressive activity, and the use of brace for support. Even after the fracture was healed, there remains a high risk of a new fracture. Osteoporosis usually is a key factor of this new fracture, hence, evaluation and treatment of it is very important to minimize this risk.

There are two types of minimal invasive procedures which can relieve the pain of a vertebral fracture. These procedures, Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty, are most commonly used in cases of server pain caused by vertebral fractures that does not improve over a number of weeks with those standard treatments. Both Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty procedures place cement into the fractured vertebra through minimal invasive surgery.