Kyphoplasty: 2 years of experience in a neurosurgery department

Kyphoplasty carries significantly less morbidity than vertebroplasty or open surgery. Risk for embolization is low. Normal kyphotic angle can be restored or improved by this technique. In the hands of experienced surgeons, kyphoplasty is a safe and a minimally invasive technique for patients with neoplastic, traumatic, or osteoporotic lesions of the vertebra or sacrum.