Benefits at a Glance

Balloon kyphoplasty can reduce or eliminate your back pain, as well as restore vertebral height and proper alignment of your spine.

Early and effective treatment (fixing the broken bone) may reduce the consequences of spinal fractures, especially those associated with other treatments, e.g., prolonged bedrest or use of analgesics. [17,19,35]

Other benefits include:

• Correction of spinal deformity [17,19,35] 
• Significant and sustained reduction in back pain [17,19,35] 
• Sustained vertebral body height restoration [17,19,35]  
• Significant and sustained improvement in quality of life [17,19,35]
• Significant and sustained improvement in mobility [17,19,35]
• Significant and sustained improvement in ability to perform activities of daily living [17,19,35]

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Balloon Kyphoplasty
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