Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of pain and instability caused by a vertebral body compression fracture. Kyphoplasty was developed to restore vertebral height and spinal alignment that is not possible with vertebroplasty
Cancer pain is described as continually recurring acute pain. It has many aspects of both acute and chronic pain because of the continually ongoing nociception caused by progressive disease.
Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of pain and instability caused by a vertebral body compression fracture. The term vertebroplasty refers to percutaneous structural reinforcement of the compressed vertebral body using polymethylmethacrylate acrylic cement.
The spinal infusion systems include intrathecal and epidural infusion devices. There are two types of spinal infusion pumps: programmable and non-programmable. The programmable pump is a computerized, battery-operated device (that can dispense medication at different rates throughout the day as well as deliver a bolus.
