The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that routine bone scans include a vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) to check for undiagnosed osteoporotic spinal ...

"My back has been getting rounded lately," "I've shrunk a little in height," "I've had back pain for a while, so it must be ...

Among older people, vertebral compression fractures are very common, and those with such fractures are at high risk of incurring new ones. Findings in a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg ...

Spinal anesthesia is not safer or more effective than general anesthesia in patients who undergo surgery for hip fractures, according to a major study. The finding, which challenges the accepted view, ...

Inflammation that doesn’t go away can change the structure of your spine. And if you have ankylosing spondylitis (AS), there’s about a 5% to 15% chance you may have a spinal fracture at some point in ...

Campbell Clinic is expanding its Center for Bone Health to help more patients recognize that warning, understand why their bones are vulnerable and receive treatment designed to reduce future fracture ...

Amber Implants, a medical technology company advancing minimally invasive solutions for vertebral reconstruction and targeted stabilization, today announced the U.S. introduction of its FDA-cleared ...

Ace Hospital is expanding its medical services to include health screenings, neurological diseases and fracture trauma, ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spine surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) reported promising findings for adolescent athletes suffering from pars fracture, a common cause of adolescent back pain ...