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Treatments · The Woodlands & Liberty, TX

Kyphoplasty

Kyphoplasty repairs painful compression fractures in the spine. A small balloon lifts the broken bone and medical cement holds it in place, often bringing fast relief and helping prevent a hunched posture.

Available inThe Woodlands, TX&Liberty, TX

Overview

What is kyphoplasty?

Compression fractures happen when a bone in the spine collapses, often because of osteoporosis, a fall or cancer weakening the bone. They can cause sharp back pain and loss of height.

Through a small needle, Dr. Khoury places a balloon into the broken bone, inflates it to restore space, then fills the space with bone cement. The cement hardens in minutes and stabilizes the fracture. Dr. Khoury also offers Intracept® basivertebral nerve ablation for chronic low back pain that starts in the vertebra itself.

Kyphoplasty is available at our offices in The Woodlands and Liberty, TX, performed by board-certified specialists who explain every step before you decide.

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Is it right for you

Who is a candidate?

Kyphoplasty helps people with a recent, painful compression fracture confirmed on imaging.

Conditions treated

  • Osteoporotic compression fracture
  • Fracture from a fall or injury
  • Fracture from cancer in the spine
  • Vertebrogenic low back pain (Intracept®)

Common symptoms

  • Sudden, sharp back pain
  • Pain that gets worse when standing
  • Loss of height
  • Rounded or hunched posture

Benefits

What are the benefits?

Stabilizing the fracture often brings quick relief and helps people get moving again.

  • Fast relief

    Many patients feel better within a day or two.

  • Restores height

    The balloon can help lift the collapsed bone.

  • Get moving

    Less pain means less time in bed and fewer complications.

  • Minimally invasive

    Done through a needle, often as an outpatient.

Recovery

What is recovery like?

Most people walk the same day. We also look at bone health so future fractures are less likely.

  1. 01/Same day

    Walk and go home

    You can usually walk within an hour or two and go home the same day.

  2. 02/First weeks

    Normal activity

    Most daily activities return quickly. Avoid heavy lifting for a few weeks.

  3. 03/Long term

    Protect your bones

    We help you plan bone health care with your primary doctor.

Safety

Is kyphoplasty safe?

Kyphoplasty is a well-studied, widely used procedure. Live X-ray guidance helps keep the cement inside the bone. Risks such as cement leakage or infection are uncommon.

Frequently asked questions

How soon should a fracture be treated?

Results are best when the fracture is recent, often within the first few months. Call us early if you have sudden back pain.

Is it painful?

Numbing medicine and sedation keep you comfortable. Soreness at the needle site fades in a few days.

Can it prevent more fractures?

It treats the broken bone. Bone health care, like osteoporosis treatment, helps prevent new fractures.

Near you

Kyphoplasty in The Woodlands and Liberty, TX

Looking for kyphoplasty near you? Our board-certified team sees patients at two offices in The Woodlands and Liberty, TX, serving The Woodlands, Spring, Conroe and north Houston, and Liberty, Dayton, Cleveland and east of Houston.

Request an appointment281-868-7246

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