Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by decreased bone density and strength, leading to fragile, brittle bones that ...

One-year follow-up data from first-in-human trial shows significant improvements in key clinical performance outcomes This data supports a strong safety profile for the VCFix® Spinal System for the ...

Doctors may recommend vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty as part of the treatment for osteoporotic or bone compression fractures. Vertebroplasty involves injecting a special type of cement to ...

Osteoporosis, a silent disease causing weakened bones, poses fracture risks, especially for the elderly. Bone density ...

Abstract: Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) are prevalent in the elderly population, typically assessed on computed tomography (CT) scans by evaluating vertebral height loss. This ...

Women get osteoporosis four times more often than males, and compression fractures happen most often in the center of the back. Developing osteoporotic vertebral fractures increases fracture risk. A ...

Osteoporotic bone is more susceptible to a fracture, which may occur with even minor trauma. Fractured or collapsed vertebrae may be very painful and may lead to spinal stenosis and compression of the ...

Five distinct fracture patterns have been described by D.L. Fernandez, MD, based on the direction and degree of force applied to the radius in the fall: Bending Shear or osteochondral Compression ...

Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by ...