INDIANAPOLIS -- After IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson crashed Monday during practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his team announced he had fractured his 12th thoracic vertebra, Dr. David Schwartz ...
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 ...
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 ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Although cement augmentation did not alter the rate of secondary fracture after osteoporotic ...
The thoracic spine is part of your spinal column and is composed of 12 bones that are stacked one upon another. The thoracic spine is located between your cervical and lumbar spines, and it serves as ...