This week we are going to discuss a common condition that occurs in patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia—the compression fracture of the spine. Compression fractures of the spine often occur with ...

This week we are going to discuss a common condition that is extremely painful and sometimes insidious—the compression fracture of the spine. Patients suffering from osteoporosis, osteopenia and any ...

In 18 cases, a low energy injury of the spine occurred and in only 2 cases the cause was a high-energy injury (table 2). The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and ...

As previously stated, patients with ankylosed spine are prone to spinal fracture, and delay in diagnosis often occurs because of the difficulty of initial diagnosis. Westerveld et al. reported that, ...

While surgeons know of many conservative, non-operative, safe and effective treatments for traumatic thoracolumbar spine fractures, they do not agree on which of them delivers the best outcomes. In an ...

(Reuters Health) - People with type 2 diabetes are more likely than others to develop spinal fractures that sometimes have no obvious symptoms but are tied to increased risk of future broken bones, a ...

ROSEMONT, Ill.--Compression fractures in the spine due to osteoporosis, a common condition causing progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk, are especially common in older women. A new study ...

Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Study of Sequential Erlotinib and Chemotherapy As First-Line Treatment for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer We evaluated 62 consecutive patients undergoing ...

Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal ...

Correspondence to: A J Walsh Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery, 289 Sutton Park, Sutton, Dublin 13, Republic of Ireland; walshajweircom.net Fractures of the spinal column during rugby ...