If osteoporosis has caused a spinal compression fracture, the treatment should address the pain, the fracture, and the underlying osteoporosis to prevent future fractures. All components of treatment ...

A Norfolk doctor is looking for patients who could benefit from a new treatment for a common type of fracture caused by osteoporosis. Peter Klara, a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal surgery, is ...

Vertebroplasty has been in broad clinical use for two decades based largely on case series data. This broad use was called into question by the first two RCT's comparing vertebroplasty to sham ...

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 ...

Benvenue Medical’s Kiva vertebral compression fracture treatment system and Blazer vertebral augmentation system were named by Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management as innovative ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed a significant proportion of patients with vertebral compression fractures had decreased ...

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 ...

Age: Bone density naturally decreases as we get older. Gender: Women, especially after menopause, are more prone to osteoporosis due to hormonal changes. Lifestyle choices: Smoking, excessive alcohol ...

Early findings from the AI-enabled Detection of OsteoPorosis for Treatment (ADOPT) study, which uses a Nanox.AI artificial intelligence solution, HealthVCF, to review routine CT scans, have identified ...

If you’re over 60, chances are good you know someone who has dealt with a compression fracture in their spine. Vertebral compression fractures are injuries to the large bony part of the spine that can ...