Background Both surgery and conservative management are well established treatments for compression fractures of the thoraco-lumbar spine ... post-traumatic A1 or A2 Mager l type fracture, affecting ...

From top to bottom, these are: The cervical spine (the neck) – the first seven vertabrae located just below the skull The thoracic spine – the 12 vertabrae of the upper back The lumbar spine – the ...

Background There are multiple minimally-invasive treatments for vertebral compression fractures ... prospective comparative studies of vertebral fracture procedures, studies enrolling at least 20 ...

Lower back pain is a condition that can vary in intensity and duration, with causes ranging from acute muscle injuries to ...

Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop the compressive stiffness properties of lumbar intervertebral discs when subjected to various dynamic compressive loading rates. This was ...

Unstable Chance fractures of the spine without neurological deficits have been reported infrequently. We describe a young woman with completely disrupted Chance fracture of the second lumbar vertebra ...

1 segment. Segment 1 The intertitles explain that the patient is shown four weeks after the accident that injured her lumbar vertebrae. She can elevate herself without assistance. The hospital bed and ...