Balloon Kyphoplasty

There’s an all-new line of treatment for patients suffering from fractures in their spinal cord, and it is called ‘Balloon Kyphoplasty’.

In this procedure, a very slight incision is made in the spine of the patient who is suffering from complicated cases of cancer, osteoporosis or trauma, which have led to spinal fractures.

What happens in this technique is that the doctors first push in two inflated balloons like structure between the bone or vertebrae fractures of the spinal cord. Then, the gap is filled with a cement-like fluid, which provides immediate comfort from pain.
With this, the bone’s height is maintained thus reducing spinal deformation.

Mr. Yeh, a Consultant NeuroSurgeon at the Royal London Hospital is proud to say that Balloon Kyphoplasty is one of the major advancements in the research and scientific field. He is of the opinion that this line of treatment is much safer and more effective than the rest. He also says that these patients’ lives’ come back to normal, and they experience a tremendous improvement in their quality of life. He urges patients to get their ailment diagnosed as early as possible for an increased effectiveness of this treatment on them.

Another doctor empathises with such patients saying that it is extremely difficult for these patients to continue walking, sleeping and even breathing. It can also sometimes prove to be fatal for the patient in some cases. He feels sad that there are still multiple cases where these fractures are not discovered in diagnosis, due to inability in determining the cause of symptoms or lack of pain.

Treatment:
While often such patients are advised complete bed rest and back bracing, these techniques seldom prove useful for complete eradication or alleviation of the cause.
The KyphoPlasty treatment is performed by a team of specialized Orthopaedics, neuro-surgeons and skilled radiologists.

It was first successfully performed way back in the year 1998. It has records of proven success on over 250,000 patients and 300,000 spinal fractures all over the world. Patients have reportedly experienced considerable improvements in their mental and physical health and vitality, and also a tremendous decrease in dependency on others.

With this treatment, one can choose to avoid the painful and risky procedure called narcotic pain medication. This treatment has also been endorsed by the National Institute of Health for spinal fractures. They are sure that Balloon Kyphoplasty is by far the safest and he most efficient procedure, with the pre-requisites of clinical governance, consent and audit.