Patients were included if they suffered from osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs), underwent ... surgeons independently to determine whether there was a fracture of the adjacent ...

Appropriate care of patients with a recent painful osteoporotic vertebral fracture (VF) requires immobilisation, analgesics and spinal orthoses. Some VFs are however responsible for disabling pain and ...

Imagine going about your day, taking a simple walk with a friend, and suddenly a minor fall turns into a life-changing injury ...

When the spinal column experiences enough traumatic force, its bony elements can break (known as a fracture ... can reduce painful compression of the spinal cord and nerves, which may result from a ...

Medically reviewed by David Strosberg, MD A surgery for spine compression fracture, kyphoplasty is a minimally-invasive ...

(2020) Keypoints Localization for Joint Vertebra Detection and Fracture Severity Quantification ... Artificial intelligence for diagnosis of vertebral compression fractures using a morphometric ...

Background Compression injuries of the thoracolumbar spine without ... A3 and A4 fractures of the T10–L2 spinal segment without neurological impairment, fracture gap >2 mm, vertebra plana, pedicle ...