Fortis Escorts conducts vertebra stentoplasty procedure on 65-year-old woman suffering from spinal fracture
“In stentoplasty, an expandable cage made of titanium is inserted into the collapsed/fractured vertebra. The cage is then expanded inside lifting the collapsed bone and restoring the height. The stents are left inside and finally, the vertebral body and the stents are filled with bone cement,” Fortis Escorts hospital said.;
New Delhi: A 65-year-old woman from Bihar who had suffered a spinal fracture has received a new lease of life after undergoing a short-term ''new-age medical procedure'' at a leading private hospital here, doctors said on Thursday.
Taking into consideration the risk factors, the doctors performed a “vertebra stentoplasty procedure” rather than choosing the traditional method of surgery as the patient was in immense pain and had suffered the fracture about a month ago, they said.
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The hospital, in a statement, claimed the surgery was performed in “mere 25 minutes” with the help of the “new-age medical procedure”, a first for north India.
“In stentoplasty, an expandable cage made of titanium is inserted into the collapsed/fractured vertebra. The cage is then expanded inside, lifting the collapsed bone and restoring the height. The stents are left inside and finally, the vertebral body and the stents are filled with bone cement,” Fortis Escorts Hospital said.
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