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Technical Updates for Vertebral Augmentation

Dr. Rupert gives a slide presentation on vertebral augmentation. He gives a brief history of vertebroplasty and explains how the majority of the acute, atraumatic compression fractures are osteoporotic in nature. He talks about the pathological fractures as well, mainly cancerous, and means to address them, including tumor ablation.

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He talks about new techniques and technologies to address acute compression fractures and includes recent studies and data. He concludes by discussing his personal algorithm for treating acute, atraumatic fractures.

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