Department of Neurosurgery (National University of Colombia, CO. University of the Savannah, Co) Colombia

Dr. Gustavo Adolfo Uriza completed his medical degree

in 1992 and then his neurosurgical training in 1998 at the

same University. He has specialized studies in Colombia in

vascular, tumor, trauma and spine surgery. He is the director

of the Universidad de La Sabana School of Medicine since

2008. He has performed over 5000 surgical procedures

during his career, serves as President of Bogotá region

at the Colombian Association of Neurosurgery and has

published several papers in local and regional journals.

Vertebral osteoporotic fractures are an increasing cause of back pain and

disability, especially in the elderly population. Open surgery for the treatment

of those fractures may involve high risks in these patients, creating the need

of less invasive procedures. Vertebroplasty initially led to controversial results,

but the use of high viscosity cements and the depuration of the techniques

have shown real benefit in the last years. We describe our experience with

vertebroplasty alone and other augmentation techniques since 2005, showing

increase in the daily performance of elderly patients after osteoporotic fractures.

We also explore new frontiers for these techniques

Neurological Disorders and Stroke