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kyphoplasty
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Etymology
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From
Ancient Greek
κύφος
(
kúphos
,
“
humpback
,
bent
”
)
+
-plasty
.
Noun
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kyphoplasty
(
plural
kyphoplasties
)
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kyphoplasty
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(
surgery
)
A
medical
procedure
that restores the original height and angle of
kyphosis
of a
fractured
vertebra
and then
stabilizes
it with the
injection
of
bone
filler
material.
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