What should you know about Depuy Synthes kyphoplasty?

Kyphoplasty is performed inside a collapsed vertebra. A clinician guides instruments through a small skin opening, creates space with a balloon, and fills the cavity with cement. The aim is to support the weakened bone and reduce pain related to the fracture. The product name identifies a device system; it does not by itself confirm that the procedure is suitable for you.

A [Vertebral Compression Fracture](/conditions/vertebral-compression-fracture/) may follow osteoporosis, a fall, or another condition affecting bone strength. The clinician reviews scans, symptoms, medicines, and bone health before recommending treatment. [Bone Cement](/materials/bone-cement/) hardens within the vertebra, but cement placement and fracture selection require careful planning.

Bring a full medicine list, including blood thinners and supplements, and mention allergies, fever, recent infection, or difficulty lying flat. Ask which scan findings support the procedure and what anaesthesia or sedation is planned. Afterward, follow instructions about wound care, lifting, walking, and review appointments. Gradually returning to movement may be part of recovery, while treatment for low bone density can help reduce future fracture risk.

Your clinician can compare kyphoplasty with [Vertebroplasty](/treatments/spine-care/vertebroplasty/) and explain why one approach fits your fracture pattern. More procedure-specific detail is available in [Kyphoplasty](/treatments/spine-care/kyphoplasty/).

Contact the treating team promptly for worsening back pain, increasing redness or drainage at the puncture site, fever, new weakness, numbness, or trouble walking. Seek urgent help for new loss of bladder or bowel control, severe breathing difficulty, chest pain, or sudden weakness affecting an arm or leg. These symptoms need assessment rather than being assumed to be normal recovery.

Which vertebra is fractured, and what is the likely cause? What benefit do you expect from kyphoplasty in my case? Which medicines should I pause or continue? What activity limits and follow-up imaging will I need? What symptoms should prompt an urgent call?