Balloon KyphoplastyThe London Spine Unit : best rated day surgery hospital in UKPublished articleThe authors present the first report of a fracture of the tip of a kyphoplasty curette inside the vertebral body, which occurred during a procedure in a patient with non-osteoporotic fracture. This highlights the need of further biomechanical research focused on the shear load failure properties of such type of pre-bent curettes.Balloon Kyphoplasty Expert. Best Spinal Surgeon UKThe London Spine Unit is a specialist clinic for Balloon Kyphoplasty as Day Surgery.
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Keywords: balloon kyphoplasty; kyphoplasty curettes; osteoporotic fractures; vertebral fractures; vertebroplasty.
The London Spine Unit : best rated day surgery hospital in UKRead the original publication from Pubmed : Should kyphoplasty curettes be used in nonosteoporotic patients? A cautionary tale