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Bone cement. Bone cements have been used very successfully to anchor artificial joints ( hip joints, knee joints, shoulder and elbow joints) for more than half a century. Artificial joints (referred to as prostheses) are anchored with bone cement. The bone cement fills the free space between the prosthesis and the bone and plays the important ...
Vertebral augmentation. 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.
Heterotopic ossification often develops in patients with traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries, other severe neurologic disorders or severe burns, most commonly around the hips. The mechanism is unknown. This may account for the clinical impression that traumatic brain injuries cause accelerated fracture healing. [ 2]
Joint replacement is a procedure of orthopedic surgery known also as arthroplasty, in which an arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface is replaced with an orthopedic prosthesis. Joint replacement is considered as a treatment when severe joint pain or dysfunction is not alleviated by less-invasive therapies. Joint replacement surgery is often ...
DFINE, Inc. was an American medical device company with headquarters in San Jose, California. [ 4] It was known for its development of minimally invasive therapeutic devices built upon a radiofrequency platform for the treatment of spinal diseases. [ 5] The platform included two applications, the StabiliT Vertebral Augmentation System for the ...
5. Poor Bike Fit. Back pain may be a clue that your bike fit is off. For example, a saddle that is too high can cause you to pedal harder, increasing side-to-side motion, a.k.a. “bobbing and ...
Fields of. employment. Hospitals, Clinics. Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. [ 1] Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative ...
Osteoplasty is the branch of surgery concerned with bone repair or bone grafting. It is the surgical alteration or reshaping of bone. It may be used to relieve pain associated with metastatic bone disease. [unreliable medical source?] Percutaneous osteoplasty involves the use of bone cement to reduce pain and improve mobility.