Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
Dr. Mark Lukens performs minimally invasive procedures at High Point Regional Health System to help patients with spinal compression fractures caused by osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis affects over 10 million individuals every year. Many people who have this disease are at high risk for spinal fractures which cause debilitating pain, limit motion and affect their quality of life.
Balloon Kyphoplasty and Percutaneous Vetebroplasty are procedures that stabilize the fractured vertebra, helping to alleviate pain. Both procedures are minimally invasive for the patient and show results almost immediately.
Balloon kyphoplasty can reduce back pain, improve back function and quality of life and restore vertebral body height and spinal alignment in patients with osteoporosis. It is performed using fluoroscopic guidance, and is usually done on an outpatient basis. Patient satisfaction with the technique is excellent with little, if any, procedural discomfort. Because sedation is used, the patient is monitored for a period of time before discharge, generally the same day.
Percutaneous Vetebroplasty, another treatment for vertebral compression fractures, is also performed using fluoroscopic guidance and is usually performed on an outpatient basis. The patient is monitored for a period of time before discharge, generally the same day.
Both procedures have over a 90% success rate at High Point Regional Health System.