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Preferred term

Kyphoplasty  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Procedures to restore vertebrae to their original shape following vertebral compression fractures by inflating a balloon inserted into the vertebrae, followed by removal of the balloon and injection of BONE CEMENTS to fill the cavity.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Balloon Vertebroplasty

In other languages

  • French

  • Cyphoplastie par ballonnet
  • Kyphoplastie
  • Spondyloplastie avec expansion
  • Spondyloplastie par ballonnet
  • Vertébroplastie par ballonnet

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BTF7CXCG-Z

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