What is the definition or description of: vertebroplasty?

A vertebroplasty is : The repair of a fractured vertebra that has been compressed by placing a substance commonly referred to as " bone cement" though a needle into the vertebra to eliminate pain from that fracture by stabilizing it and in this type the procedure is done or needle directed under the use of an imaging technique known as a ct or cat scan or by fluoroscopy

Bone cement: This is a minimally invasive technique where a small trocar is used to deliver 'bone cement' to a vertebral body in the setting of compression fractures and other lesions of the spine. It travels within the spaces created within the bone due to the pathology. It provides stability to that segment and reduces pain.

Augmentation: Vertebroplasty is a surgical procedure in which cement is injected into a vertebral body under fluoroscopic imaging. The purpose of the procedure is typically to relieve pain and/or improve function in a patient with a vertebral fracture or with a pathological lesion in a vertebrae.