Catheterisation revealed 800 ml residual volume. Imaging identified a burst fracture of the first lumbar vertebra with retropulsion of a bony fragment causing cord compression (figure 1). Vertebral ...

Here, two rheumatologists lay out steps you can take to protect your back and perhaps tamp down some of your anxiety about getting hurt. Why axSpA increases the risk of spinal fractures If you ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

The fractures ... cases (Figures 4, 5). Laminectomy performed in all cases where severe neurological deficit existed. Early mobilization was encouraged and a thoracolumbar spinal orthosis was ...

Purpose: We investigated the association between pre-operative anemia and long-term all-cause mortality in patients with vertebral fracture who underwent a vertebroplasty. Materials and methods: We ...

Using data from 638,999 patients, a new study by a research team at the Warren Alpert Medical School found that the incidence of cervical and thoracic spinal fractures has increased since 2003. The ...

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Studies have shown a large number of patients who have a calcaneus fracture will also have fractures of the lumbar (lower back) spine (10 to 15 percent). Other injuries commonly occur in patients who ...

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Scheinoha Reporter A McIntosh man was charged this week in Pennington County District Court after he allegedly drove drunk, ...

Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for OBODENCE™ (60mg pre-filled syringe) and XBRYK™ (120mg vial), denosumab biosimilars ...