Radiofrequency Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Osteoporotic and Neoplastic Vertebral Body Fractures - Preliminary Experience and Clinical Results after 6 Months

Journal für Mineralstoffwechsel & Muskuloskelettale Erkrankungen 2011; 18 (Supplementum 1): 5-9

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– Radiofrequency kyphoplasty is an evolutionary procedure of kyphoplasty that permits a safe intervention because of the availability as well as the prolonged and mechanically controlled application of an ultrahigh viscosity PMMA cement. – Avoiding creation of a large cavity and the unilateral access commonly employed when using the VertecoRTM MidLine Osteotome ensure gentle handling of the substance. – Compared to its predecessors, radiofrequency kyphoplasty is a procedure of equivalent clinical efficacy, yet potentially less traumatic and safer.