A new study found that patients who wore a brace as treatment for a spinal compression fracture had comparable outcomes in terms of pain, function and healing when compared to patients who did not ...

The researchers point out that annual incidence of spinal compression fracture ... outcomes of treatment without a brace for osteoporotic compression fractures were not inferior compared with ...

Weakening and loss of muscle can occur with excessive use of braces for lumbar conditions. These procedures for spinal compression fractures involve small, minimally invasive incisions ...

Amber Implants BV reported no device-related adverse events were seen in any of the patients fitted with its Vcfix spinal ...

Compression fractures of the back occur when vertebrae lose enough calcium so that they can no longer support the weight ... number of men will experience a spinal compression fracture at some ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Osteoporotic vertebral fractures, also known as spinal compression fractures ... bed rest and rehabilitation with braces without surgery. These treatments aim to help patients ...

A new study appearing in the December 3rd issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that patients who wore a brace as treatment for a spinal compression fracture had comparable ...