Unless vertebroplasty has changed in the last 3 years, I don't think anything would be lifting anything to get cement under it. The cement would be injected directly into the vertebra to prevent further subsidence. Been there, done that with Dr. Bertagnoli a week after Prodisc surgery.
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2-level Prodisc & vertebroplasty - Dr. Bertagnoli November 2003
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