Spinal fracture or spinal compression fracture indicates an injury to the spinal column. Along with the vertebrae, spinal fractures can also damage the nerves, spinal cord or ligaments in the spine.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Joseph Wolkin is a reporter who covers Nascar, Formula 1 and IndyCar. Legacy Motor Club’s Erik Jones will miss this weekend’s Würth ...

But this time, her ankle gave way underneath her as she stepped down. All that weight landed on her neck and back. The final diagnosis? A compression fracture in her L1 vertebra (about halfway down ...

A study in France has found that pamidronate (a bone antiresorptive agent) provides rapid and sustained pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), although ...

A compression technique that does not decompress digital data back to 100% of the original. Lossy methods can provide high degrees of compression and result in smaller compressed files ...

A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones, making it hard or even impossible for the hand to work the way it usually does. A metacarpal fracture is when one or more bones in the ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome, is a condition where a muscular fibrous band of the diaphragm, the median arcuate ligament, compresses the celiac ...

Are you searching for medications to treat 'Fracture'? Welcome to this page which serves as an archive for medications that are relevant to the treatment of Fracture. The page includes both the ...

The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and C7 levels were the most common fractured vertebrae, followed by C2 vertebra. There was a 43% (three patients ...

But that week was significant. Tony Romo suffered an L1 compression fracture in his back during the preseason, forcing the ...

Compression socks are particularly useful for air travel, when you have limited space to move your body for hours on end. These socks are designed to increase circulation, reduce swelling and help ...