Bone augmentation: past, present, and future. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Painful skeletal and vertebral conditions caused by degeneration, fractures, infection, and neoplasm are common and associated with high morbidity and mortality. Since the introduction of modern orthopedic surgery these conditions have been treated with a multitude of techniques. Bone augmentation and grafting have emerged as integral parts of orthopedic reconstructive, reparative, and palliative surgery. As imaging-guided therapy has developed, image-guided procedures to achieve bone augmentation have also emerged. It is important for the radiologist to understand the materials and methods used to achieve bone augmentation. A variety of materials are available for the application of hone augmentation. Methods used to accomplish bone augmentation often are performed under image guidance. Applications in the axial skeleton include vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty (balloon-assisted vertebroplasty), sacroplasty, and acetabuloplasty. This article discusses the development, current trends, and possible future directions of bone augmentation.

publication date

  • April 1, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Bone Transplantation
  • Bone and Bones

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33646861954

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1055/s-2006-939029

PubMed ID

  • 16586320

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 2