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Joshua A. Hirsch (born 1969) is an American interventional pain management physician [1] [2] [3] and radiologist. [4] [2] He specialises in percutaneous vertebroplasty, [5] percutaneous sacroplasty, [6] and minimally invasive spine surgery. [7]
Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are the two most common procedures for spinal augmentation. These medical terms are classical compounds of the suffix -plasty meaning "molding or shaping surgically" (from Ancient Greek plastós "molded, formed") and the prefixes vertebro-"vertebra" (from Latin vertebra "joint, joint of the spine") and kypho-"humped; stooping forward" (from Ancient Greek kyphos ...
[12] it is a minimally invasive procedure designed to preserve good bone while performing kyphoplasty. [6] [12] In contrast with balloon kyphoplasty, RF-TVA is performed by a physician navigating within the vertebral body by placing a working canula into the vertebra and creating a cavity using a small chisel-like instrument. [12]
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Radiofrequency targeted vertebral augmentation is a minimally invasive procedure designed to preserve good bone while performing vertebral augmentation (sometimes referred to as kyphoplasty). [2] With traditional kyphoplasty, a balloon is used to create a space within the cancellous bone and then cement is injected into the space.
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Surgical treatment can be used in severe cases. In patients with progressive kyphotic deformity due to vertebral collapse, a procedure called a kyphoplasty may arrest the deformity and relieve the pain. Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure, [19] requiring only a small opening in the skin. The main goal is to return the damaged vertebra ...