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News on Vertebral Compression Fractures

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Recent Vertebral Compression Fractures News

iVAS Inflatable Vertebral Augmentation System
Stryker’s Interventional Spine announced the release of its iVAS inflatable vertebral augmentation system, a minimally invasive device cleared for use in treating vertebral compression fractures
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Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty: What is the Difference?
Vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty, are the two primary approaches to treat spinal compression fractures.
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AVAMax Vertebral Balloon: Minimally Invasive Device for Kyphoplasty
CareFusion announced the launch of the AVAmax Vertebral Balloon, a minimally invasive device for use during kyphoplasty, a procedure for treating spinal compression fractures.
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Ascendx: A Potentially Better Way to Treat Vertebral Compression Fractures?
AOI believes that it has pioneered a better way to treat Vertebral Compression Fractures. The company’s lead product, Ascendx, is comprised of two main instruments: a cutting device and an expandable fracture reduction device.
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Balloon Kyphoplasty: A New Bone Delivery System
This innovative bone cement delivery system can be used during the KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty procedure for the treatment of VCFs
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Cone Beam CT a Better Choice for Vertebroplasty?
Cone-beam CT is able to correctly evaluate for vertebral fractures and vacuum phenomena in adjacent disks before vertebroplasty and for cement leakage after vertebroplasty.
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Void Creation in Fractured Vertebrae: Is the Parralax Contour an Advance?
Is the Parallax Contour product different from other methods used to prepare vertebral bodies for cement injection?
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Vertebroplasty: Evidence for Effectiveness?
The results of a five-year follow-up study of 884 osteoporosis patients bolster the use of vertebroplasty finding that the procedure provides dramatic pain relief and sustained benefit.
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Higher Rate of Bone Formation thru Combination of Bone Marrow Removal and Anabolic Therapy?
The combination of bone marrow removal and anabolic therapy resulted in new bone formation at a rate and to an extent that could not be achieved with anabolic agents alone.
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CORTOSS: An Alternative to PMMA Bone Cement?
The 510(k) filing is a key step toward the introduction of CORTOSS to the U.S. market as an alternative to PMMA bone cement for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures.
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