Editing Vertebral augmentation (section)

{{short description|Type of spinal procedure}}
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{{Infobox medical intervention
|  Name        = Percutaneous vertebroplasty
|  Image       = Aufbau Kypho.jpg
|  Caption     = Typical interventional suite setup for kyphoplasty
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|  ICD9        = {{ICD9proc|81.65}}
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|  MedlinePlus = 007512
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'''Vertebral augmentation''', including '''vertebroplasty''' and '''kyphoplasty''', refers to similar [[percutaneous]] spinal procedures in which [[bone cement]] is injected through a small hole in the skin into a fractured [[vertebra]] in order to relieve [[back pain]] caused by a vertebral [[compression fracture]]. After decades of [[medical research]] into the efficacy and safety of vertebral augmentation, there is still a lack of consensus regarding certain aspects of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.