A spine surgeon explains how doctors assess stability, nerve involvement and bone displacement before deciding on surgery, ...

A doctor advises a 74-year-old woman with osteoporosis and a prior spinal fracture that teriparatide (Forteo) is the ...

Army service increases lumbar fracture risk Predictors of lumbar fracture were assessed among a cohort of U.S. military members. HealthDay News — Service in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps was ...

In 18 cases, a low energy injury of the spine occurred and in only 2 cases the cause was a high-energy injury (table 2). The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and ...

Nushrratt Bharuccha suffered a spinal fracture during a trip to Bali and has been transferred to Mumbai for surgery.