Osteoporosis - Surgery
Two surgical treatments,
vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, may relieve pain from
spinal compression fractures resulting from
osteoporosis. In these procedures, a surgeon
injects bone cement 
through a needle into the crushed spinal bones
(vertebrae).
If you experience a hip fracture because of osteoporosis, you may need surgery to repair your hip. For more information, see the topic Hip Fracture.
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