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Compression Fractures

Compression Fractures

When it comes to treating osteoporotic fractures of the spine, the Interventional Radiologists at VIVA are the experts you can trust. Spinal fractures are often a result of osteoporosis, injury, or tumors. With a kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty procedure, our Board Certified, Fellowship Trained Interventional Radiologists can relieve your pain without invasive surgery.

How do I know I’m at risk?

  • Women 50+ who have been through menopause
  • Inactivity or sitting for long periods of time
  • Family history of stooped posture
  • Osteoporosis
  • Diets low in calcium
  • Excessive alcohol use
  • Use of tobacco products
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Treatment
Options/Benefits

With a kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty procedure, our Board Certified, Fellowship Trained Interventional Radiologists can relieve your pain without invasive surgery.

Treatment Options

  • Kyphoplasty
  • Vertebroplasty

Benefits of treatment

  • Minimally invasive procedure
  • Procedure takes much less time than surgery
  • Provides immediate pain relief
  • Significant improvement in mobility
  • Improvement in quality of life
 
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PATIENT TESTIMONIAL:

“When I woke up, I literally jumped from the table. I had no pain. I know that I would be in a wheelchair by now if this procedure didn’t exist,” Loretta said. “My children could hardly believe my outcomes. Sometimes people are leery of undergoing a procedure like this, and I understand that. I’m going to be 84,” Loretta said. “The thing is there’s no recovery. It’s instant. I was back to myself again, only pain-free.”

Read Loretta’s Testimony

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