INTRODUCTION: Burst fractures of the low lumbar spine constitute approximately one percent of all lumbar fractures. There is still no consensus on the optimal treatment of low lumbar burst factures.

Here, two rheumatologists lay out steps you can take to protect your back and perhaps tamp down some of your anxiety about getting hurt. Why axSpA increases the risk of spinal fractures If you ...

Surgical treatment of calcaneus fractures usually involves making an incision over the outside of the foot and placing a metal plate and screws into the broken ... of the lumbar (lower back ...