Rare disease reference — Atlas Médico

Kyphoplasty

Definition

A procedure with the intent of expanding a collapsed vertebra. A surgical instrument is introduced into the spine with a balloon that is inflated to expand the bone. Once this instrument is withdrawn, the space created is then filled with bone cement mixture.

NCIT:C62742 · NCI Thesaurus OBO Edition · CC BY 4.0

Also known as Kyphoplasty — per NCIT

Also identified as

UMLS C1455863 per NCIT

Anatomy

Organ	Relation	Source
Skeletal system	Procedure Has Target Anatomy	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Vertebral column	Procedure Has Target Anatomy	NCIT · CC BY 4.0