Data from a recently published study showed patients with a stable burst thoracolumbar fracture reported less pain and had better function than surgically treated patients at long-term follow-up.

WASHINGTON — The use of supplemental posterior fixation can improve stability during reconstruction of burst fractures, according to results of a biomechanical study presented at the American ...

In all samples, a fracture resulted in the target vertebral body by performing a single compression cycle. Yield strengths recorded during the fracture tests are shown in Table 1 and ranged from 1.9 ...

New research could offer hope for victims of the most devastating spinal injuries - typically those caused in car crashes. Bone cements, similar to those used in joint replacement surgery, are already ...

Tony Stewart will not win a Daytona 500 during his Sprint Cup career. He will miss the start of his final Sprint Cup season to recover from a broken back suffered Sunday while riding a dune buggy in ...

Additionally, patients with osteoporosis often present multiple medical comorbidities and poorly endure open surgeries. Consequently, novel approaches and techniques have been developed to facilitate ...