vertebroplasty

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noun

A medical procedure where bone cement is injected percutaneously into a fractured vertebra with the goal of relieving the pain of vertebral compression fractures.

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Meanings

nounvertebroplasty (plural vertebroplasties)

plural vertebroplasties

  1. medicineA medical procedure where bone cement is injected percutaneously into a fractured vertebra with the goal of relieving the pain of vertebral compression fractures.

    Prosecutors charged Synthes and Norian Corporation with running an unauthorized trial of the bone filler in spinal procedures known as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.

    2009 June 17, Barry Meier, “Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing”, in New York Times

Origin

From vertebro- + -plasty.

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APA

vertebroplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vertebroplasty

MLA

“vertebroplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vertebroplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vertebroplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vertebroplasty.

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