AMSTERDAM — Balloon kyphoplasty results demonstrated greater improvements in physical component summary scores compared with nonoperative management when both approaches were used to treat vertebral ...

CONCLUSION: Kyphoplasty was efficacious in the treatment of osteolytic vertebral compression fractures resulting from multiple myeloma. Kyphoplasty is associated with early clinical improvement of ...

It provides clinical evidence for the benefits of Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty compared with standard non-surgical care in treating spinal fractures in cancer patients. Devices to perform Kyphon Balloon ...

"Prior to treatment, the vast majority of patients could not walk without assistance and required the strongest prescription medications to control pain. One week after the procedure, more than three ...

Seventy-six patients with a total of 190 vertebral fractures or osteolyses between December 2001 and December 2008 were treated with kyphoplasty in our department. Before the indication for the ...

DUBLIN, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the U.S. launch of Kyphon Assist™ Directional Cannula for use with its ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced the U.S. launch of Kyphon Xpede Bone Cement, a quick-to-dough polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement for use in the ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced that Noridian Administrative Services, a major Medicare Administrative Contractor providing Medicare insurance coverage in 11 ...

Two distinct procedures for the treatment of vertical compression fractures do not markedly differ in their beneficial effects, a comparative, randomized clinical trial by investigators from ...

There was no difference in radiographic or clinical subsequent vertebral fractures between the two groups at one month. A subsequent vertebral fracture within a month of the index procedure observed ...

CONCLUSION: Kyphoplasty was efficacious in the treatment of osteolytic vertebral compression fractures resulting from multiple myeloma. Kyphoplasty is associated with early clinical improvement of ...

The Kyphon Assist Directional Cannula is compatible across the Medtronic portfolio of balloon kyphoplasty products, including the Kyphon Xpander™ II Inflatable Bone Tamps. It provides the following ...