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Kyphoplasty

"Kyphoplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Kyphoplasty" by people in this website by year, and whether "Kyphoplasty" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 5 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2014
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