Spine Fracture

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• When is Back Pain a Fracture?

  Spinal fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis are actually quite common, occurring in approximately 750,000 people in the U.S. each year. The problem is that the fracture is not always diagnosed—instead, the problem is often just thought of as general back pain, such as from a muscle strain or other soft tissue injury, or as a common part of aging...
  By: Scott Boden, MD Read More

• Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty: Percutaneous Injection Procedures for Vertebral Fractures

  Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are minimally invasive procedures that may be used in cases of severe pain caused by a vertebral fracture that does not improve over a number of weeks with pain medication and bracing.
  By: Jeffrey M. Spivak, MD Read More