The VCFix® Spinal System incorporates a pedicle-based expandable implant/screw designed to restore vertebral body anatomy and provide structural support. This integrated approach is intended to ...

Spine surgeons can now operate on patients they once had little choice but to turn away. Whether hospitals and practices can afford to deliver that care is becoming a more difficult question. Keven ...

Nushrratt Bharuccha’s Bali spinal fracture highlights the risks of medical emergencies abroad. Learn about spinal injuries, ...

Timothy Herbert, MD, the hand surgeon who invented the Herbert screw for fixing scaphoid fractures, died Oct. 3 at age 85, according to a published obituary. Dr. Herbert earned his medical degree from ...

IntroductionTo those who have arrived at this note after being told at the hospital, "You have a compression fracture" or ...

With modest absolute 5-year risk, vertebral fracture is associated with an increased relative risk for myeloma among adults.

Bharuccha's team shared an update about her injury on social media and requested privacy as she undergoes treatment.

Many experts would treat you with teriparatide for 18-24 months, then switch you to a bisphosphonate. But they’d also monitor ...

A spinal fracture does not always lead to permanent disability. Many people recover with appropriate treatment, rest and ...

If back pain continues after an injury during an autumn hike, it should not be dismissed as simply having “twisted” the back. If the lower back suffered a strong impact while falling or slipping, it ...

One minute you're reaching for an item on a shelf, picking up a child or simply getting out of bed. The next, a sudden stab of pain in your lower back leaves you wondering what just happened. Many ...

The panel's reasoning gives CTP claims teams a clear, citable basis for challenging thoracic spine ratings built on MRI ...