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Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation

Dr. Kenneth Chapman gives a complete lecture on percutaneous vertebral augmentation. He discusses the prevalence of pathological fractures of the spine, and he explains how this procedure is performed to treat these atraumatic fractures, mainly for osteoporotic and metastatic disease. He also mentions the efficacy of combing targeted RF ablation of metastatic tumors with kyphoplasty.