Vertebral Compression Fractures - Dr. Athos Patsalides

Athos Patsalides, M.D., a radiologist at The Brain and Spine Center of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, discusses vertebral compression fractures where the bones in the spine become fractured and compressed, causing pain. In this video, Dr. Patsalides focuses on vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty: procedures where cement is injected into fractures to repair them.

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http://www.cornellneurosurgery.org/spine/index.html

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http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/atpatsalides/index.html

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