vertebroplasty

noun

ver·​te·​bro·​plas·​ty ˈvər-tə-brō-ˌplas-tē 

plural vertebroplasties

: a medical procedure for reducing pain caused by a vertebral compression fracture (as that associated with osteoporosis) that involves injection of an acrylic cement (as methyl methacrylate) into the body of the fractured vertebra for stabilization compare kyphoplasty