Vertebroplasty Millions of Americans, including more than 25-percent of women over age 50, suffer from compression fractures of the spine. It's a painful and sometimes debilitating condition.
Standard treatment is bed rest and pain killers.
Now, a new minimally invasive procedure offers a safe and permanent solution to the pain. And I wasn't accustomed to being waited on. But a spinal fracture gave Maxine no choice. The key is this special bone cement. The cement hardens within 15 minutes, so the team must work quickly.