Kyphoplasty is a procedure that treats compression fractures in the spine. It relieves pain at the site, but some people may experience pain even after the procedure. Treating it includes taking ...

About the standard SpineJack® implant The SpineJack® is a titanium implant (5 mm in diameter and 25 mm in length) that covers 80% of spinal column fractures (vertebrae TH10 to L5).

Flexion/Extension Fluoroscopy of C-Spine is Inadequate Journal Watch. 2004;3(3) A normal radiographic study of the cervical spine does not exclude the possibility of unstable ligamentous injury.

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 ...

Young patients who undergo surgery for displaced tibial spine fractures and who had both an extension and flexion contracture, had 2.2 times the odds of having a complication compared to patients ...

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews this week suffered a fracture to his T7 vertebra. Here’s what that means. ... 12 thoracic vertebrae (T1-T12), and five lumbar vertebrae (L1-L5).