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Une nouvelle technique, denommee kyphoplastie (KP), est derivee de la vertebroplastie. Lors d'une KP l'injection de polymere dans le corps vertebral est precedee par le gonflement d'un ballonnet. Ceci a pour but d'une part de corriger le tassement, d'autre part de creer une cavite facilitant l'injection du polymere. La KP se developpe rapidement aux Etats-Unis, en depit du cout de la procedure...
A variant of vertebroplasty known as ''kyphoplasty'' has been suggested for correcting vertebral compression fractures. A balloon placed inside the vertebral body is inflated to create a cavity, thereby restoring vertebral body height and allowing low-pressure cement injection. This procedure is gaining popularity in the United States. Over 1000 patients had been treated by the end of 2000. However,...
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