THURSDAY, May 10, 2018 -- In a new study, a widely used form of spinal surgery was no more effective than placebo in treating spinal fracture pain for people with osteoporosis. Researchers and ...

Spinal compression fractures are fairly common as people age, and while they heal without the need for surgery most of the time, that's not always the case.A spinal compression fracture happens ...

Getting back surgery to fix fractures caused by compression of the spine may not be any more beneficial than more conservative treatments, according to a new study of Medicare patients.

Spinal compression fractures are fairly common as people age, and while they heal without the need for surgery most of the time, that's not always the case. Mindy Basara reports. Updated: 1:53 PM ...

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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 2013; 95 (19): 1729 DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01649 ...

Learn about compression fractures in the lower back, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options such as pain management, bracing, and surgery.

Among those with compression fractures, outcomes of disability, back pain, and progression of anterior body compression were similar among those treated without a brace or with soft or rigid braces.

Importantly, people with vertebral compression fractures tend to be older. So, doctors may have to do a risk versus benefit analysis to decide whether putting the person through invasive surgery ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I fell about three months ago and sustained a compression fracture of my T11 vertebra. What can I do? The pain is about the same as it was then. There’s numbness on the outside ...

Getting back surgery to fix fractures caused by compression of the spine may not be any more beneficial than more conservative treatments, according to a new study of Medicare patients.