The Kyphoplasty Surgery (injecting bone cement into vertebral body) has been performed for the first time in South-Khorasan Province by a neurosurgeon in Razi Hospital, Birjand.

Dr Kazem Qaemi described this surgical procedure to the reporters and he said: "today, Kyphoplasty Surgery has been performed for the first time in South-Khorasan Province on a woman aged nearly 74 who was suffering from severe pain in spinal cord. This procedure can be the treatment for fractures of the spine caused by osteoporosis which causes pain and kyphosis, and it is the also treatment for some spinal tumors that lead to intervertebral disc degeneration".

Dr. Qaemi announced that the team of neurosurgeons in Razi Hospital and also a group of neurosurgeons from Tehran were presented during this surgical procedure and he said: "after the surgery, pain intensity has been reduced significantly in 24 to 48 hours, and she could be discharged from the hospital the day after surgery".

He added: "in South-Khorasan Province, considering treatment and surgical procedures for patients who are suffering from Neurological disorders, not only these patients are not transferred to other provinces, but also this province is considered as an outstanding surgical facility and patients from neighboring provinces and Afghanistan are admitted to undergo neurosurgeries, and spinal cord injury surgeries; we could turn this province to an outstanding neurosurgical facility in the country".