n. an *interventional radiology procedure in which bone cement is injected through a wide-bore needle that is placed into a fractured or tumour-bearing vertebra to reduce the movement, and hence to reduce the pain.
n. a technique of interventional radiology in which bone cement is injected through a wide-bore needle placed into the bone marrow of a fractured pelvis. This immobilizes the fracture and hence reduces the pain. See also vertebroplasty.... cementoplasty
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