Surgical Treatment for Spinal Compression Fractures. When chronic pain from a spinal compression fracture persists despite rest, activity modification, back bracing, and pain medication, surgery ...

When these small hairline fractures add up, they can eventually cause a vertebra to collapse, which is called spinal compression fracture. How Fractures Happen Soft, weakened bones are at the ...

Vertebral fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine account for an estimated 700,000 of the 1.5 million osteoporotic fractures occurring annually in the United States. 1 These fractures are ...

Vertebral fractures, a serious consequence of osteoporosis, lead to acute and chronic back pain, spinal deformity, and a reduction in survival equivalent to that caused by hip fractures. 1 The ...

Among older people, vertebral compression fractures are very common, and those with such fractures are at high risk of incurring new ones. Findings in a new thesis from the University of ...

Army service increases lumbar fracture risk Risk is greater for fractional radiation dose of 20 Gy or higher. HealthDay News — Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a common adverse effect in ...

A recent study presents the surgical experience of spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and highlights the difficulties that exist regarding diagnosis and surgical management.

More than 700,000 people suffer spinal fractures due to osteoporosis each year – double the number of people who experience hip fractures, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation.