| Percutaneous vertebroplasty | |
|---|---|
 Typical interventional suite setup for kyphoplasty | |
| ICD-9-CM | 81.65 |
| MedlinePlus | 007512 |
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. After decades of medical research into the efficacy and safety of vertebral augmentation, there is still a lack of consensus regarding certain aspects of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.