Study design: A descriptive study of concurrent extraspinal fractures collected prospectively during initial hospital care. Objectives: To examine the frequency and related characteristics of ...

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 ...

Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal compression fractures. It could change how breaks are treated and improve bone ...

In 18 cases, a low energy injury of the spine occurred and in only 2 cases the cause was a high-energy injury (table 2). The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and ...

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...

Spinal anesthesia is neither more safe nor more effective than general anesthesia for patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, a large new study finds. Investigators monitored surgical outcomes in ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Nick Mucerino's passion has always been hockey. But after a big hit on the ice, the 16-year-old started feeling severe pain in his lower back. "The way I can describe it is ...

Every September, Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month highlights the life-altering impact of an injury to this essential bone in our bodies. Among the most common causes of spinal trauma are auto ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KFVS) - An officer hit by a car outside police headquarters is recovering from a spinal cord injury and multiple rib fractures. According to the Springfield Police Department, ...