Overview
Vertebroplasty helps to stabilize the vertebral fracture, which in turn helps reduce or eliminate the patient's pain.
Review Date 8/25/2023
Updated by: C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.