Osteoporosis makes the bones in the spine brittle that can lead to fractures while performing daily activities.

After 1 year, the VBS treatment was more effective for kyphosis in younger patients and at the L1 level, and for VBH in younger patients and cases of Magerl A3.2 fracture. Conclusions This large ...

A study in France has found that pamidronate (a bone antiresorptive agent) provides rapid and sustained pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), although ...

Background There are multiple minimally-invasive treatments for vertebral compression fractures, including vertebroplasty, balloon kyphoplasty, vertebral body stent, vertebral augmentation and ...

The main cause of compression fracture is osteoporosis. However, there are a few factors that can elevate the risk: Age: Bone density naturally decreases as we get older. Gender: Women ...