TY - BOOK AU - Kareem Mustafa Elghawy AU - Amr Wael Farag , AU - Ihab M. Emran , TI - The role of balloon kyphoplasty in treatment of vertebral compression fractures / PY - 2010/// CY - Cairo : PB - Kareem Mustafa Elghawy , KW - Balloon KW - Cement KW - Kyphoplasty N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - Balloon kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for treatment of painful vertebral fractures which is intended to reduce pain and improve quality of life . Kyphoplasty is indicated in painful vertebral compression fractures in the absence of neurologic signs and is favored in fractures that are less than three months old ER -