Question

select the correct answer.
a patient suffering from a spinal fracture due to osteoporosis is likely to be treated by which procedure?
a. replacement surgery
b. chemotherapy
c. bone marrow aspiration
d. vertebroplasty

Explanation:

• Replacement surgery is typically for joints (e.g., hip or knee), not spinal fractures from osteoporosis.
• Chemotherapy is for cancer treatment, not for a spinal fracture.
• Bone marrow aspiration is a diagnostic procedure (to check blood - forming cells in the bone marrow), not a treatment for a spinal fracture.
• Vertebroplasty is a procedure where bone cement is injected into a fractured vertebra (common in osteoporotic spinal fractures) to stabilize it and relieve pain.

Answer:

D. vertebroplasty