This hip replacement procedure that is an alternative to total hip replacement. The damaged bone and cartilage in the hip socket is removed and replaced with a metal shell. The head of the femur, however, is conserved and capped with a smooth metal covering.
Kyphoplasty is a procedure that can help stop pain caused by a spinal fracture. A small incision is made in the back and the doctor uses fluoroscopy (real time X-ray), to place a narrow tube up to the affected vertebrae. Then, through the tube, the doctor inflates a balloon that raises the vertebrae and places a cement-like material to stabilize the bone where it should be.
During laminectomy, a surgeon removes some or all of a part of the vertebra called the lamina. It's used to treat neck or back pain that hasn't responded to other treatment.
