Which Interventional Procedure Uses a Balloon Catheter to Expand a Compressed

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Multiple Choice

Which interventional procedure uses a balloon catheter to expand a compressed vertebral body to near its original height before injection of the bone cement?

• A) Myelography
• B) Vertebroplasty
• C) Kyphoplasty
• D) Discography

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