Osteoporosis: Vertebral Augmentation for Treatment of Osteoporotic Compression Fractures

What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a bone disease in which overall bone mass is decreased and the bone becomes more porous. As bones become more porous, the risk of a fracture greatly increases. Unfortunately, like many silent diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, osteoporosis sometimes is not diagnosed until after a complication. In the case [...]