Yesterday dad had kyphoplasty surgery on his L1, L2, L3 vertebrae.
During the surgery specialized tubes are inserted, though tiny puncture incisions, into either side of the fractured vertebral body. A balloon is then inserted into the tube, and into the collapsed vertebral body, and filled with liquid to restore the height of the fractured/collapsed vertebra. The balloon is then deflated and removed and the vacant cavity is filled with highly viscous bone cement which hardens in about 5-10 minutes.
90% of patients with this procedure report 80 to 90% pain relief within two weeks.
Hopefully Dad will fee' and loo' like a new man very soon!
Hi Tammy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your prayers. They worked just fine. Hopefully I will feel progress each passing day. What a wonderful family I've been blessed with. Love, Dad