Medical Dictionary
vertebroplasty
noun ver·te·bro·plas·ty \ˈvər-tə-brō-ˌplas-tē\
plural ver·te·bro·plas·ties
Medical Definition of VERTEBROPLASTY
: a medical procedure for reducing pain caused by a vertebral compression fracture (as that associated with osteoporosis) that involves injection of an acrylic cement (as methyl methacrylate) into the body of the fractured vertebra for stabilization—compare kyphoplasty
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