This week we are going to discuss something which is quite common, yet it occurs for a variety of reasons—the vertebral compression fracture (VCF). Vertebral compression fractures occur when the ...

Dr. Ari Salis, the director of interventional radiology and chairman of radiology at Concord Hospital, discusses interventional radiology and how it can help treat vertebral compression fractures. An ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Soft, weakened bones are at the heart of the problem. Compression fractures are usually caused by the bone-thinning condition osteoporosis, especially if you are a woman over age 50 who has been ...

MRI reduces vertebral compression fracture misdiagnoses before cementing MRI reduces the rate of misdiagnosis of acute lesions and hidden lesions before percutaneous cement augmentation procedures.

A compression fracture of the back occurs when the bones of your spine (vertebrae) collapse. This can lead to poor posture, pain, loss of height, and a variety of other symptoms. Compression fractures ...

Depending on your health, you may be at a higher risk for minor bone fractures. In this edition of ‘Health in Focus’, we talk with from about spinal compression fractures, and who is at risk for this ...

The advice and treatment given to patients with vertebral compression fractures is not satisfactory. New research shows that the majority of patients still have severe pain one year after the fracture ...

Compression fracture treatments can be surgical or nonsurgical, depending on the severity of the injury. A compression fracture typically occurs in the vertebrae (bones of the spine) and can reduce ...