Figure 1From: Initial clinical experience with a novel vertebral augmentation system for treatment of symptomatic vertebral compression fractures: A case series of 26 consecutive patients Intraoperative fluoroscopic images of the Kiva ® VCF Treatment System consisting of a percutaneously introduced nitinol coil guidewire advanced through a deployment cannula (a) and then fully coiled within the cancellous portion of the fractured vertebral body (b). A radiopaque PEEK Implant is delivered incrementally over the removable guidewire (c) in a continuous loop to form a nesting, cylindrical column providing vertical displacement that results in endplate re-elevation and fracture reduction (d).Back to article page