Medtronic's Kyphoplasty System Benefits Cancer Patients With Spine Fracture – Data
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medtronic's Kyphon Balloon kyphoplasty system improves back function and provides significant pain reduction and quality-of-life improvements in cancer patients with spine fractures one month after treatment, according to data released Feb. 16.
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