Loss of Height, 'Dowager's Hump' May Be Prevented with Vertebroplasty.

Cites research findings on the effectiveness of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in preventing or even partially reversing the pain, height loss and dowager's hump caused by osteoporotic fractures in young and old people. Innovative approaches to vertebroplasty; Future applications of vertebroplasty to treat fragile, osteoporotic vertebrae in at-risk patients.