You Might Not Realise You've Fractured Your Spine. Here's How To Tell

Around 70% of spine fractures caused by osteoporosis currently go undiagnosed.

NHS to add spine check to routine bone scans

Spine checks will be added to routine bone scans on the NHS to find hidden fractures. The measure could help osteoporosis ...
Healio

Spinal fractures underdiagnosed, according to report

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation calls on physicians to recognize the signs ...

Is your back pain a spinal FRACTURE? Staggering 2.2million Brits ‘living with hidden, agonising’ breaks

SPINE fracture checks will be added to OAP bone scans on the NHS to try and catch tens of thousands of breaks earlier. An ...
The BMJ

Doctors should check for hidden spine fractures in routine bone scans, says NICE

Clinicians should carry out a straightforward spine check during routine bone scans to help detect osteoporosis problems ...
The Denver Post

Surgery may not be better for spine fractures

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Getting back surgery to fix fractures caused by compression of the spine may not be any more beneficial than more conservative treatments, according to a new ...
Sterling Journal-Advocate

Compression fractures of the spine

This week we are going to discuss a common condition that is extremely painful and sometimes insidious—the compression fracture of the spine. Patients suffering from osteoporosis, osteopenia and any ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Brown-led study finds increased spinal fractures in aging population

Using data from 638,999 patients, a new study by a research team at the Warren Alpert Medical School found that the incidence of cervical and thoracic spinal fractures has increased since 2003. The ...
EurekAlert!

Is a brace necessary for spinal fracture healing?

ROSEMONT, Ill.--Compression fractures in the spine due to osteoporosis, a common condition causing progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk, are especially common in older women. A new study ...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Hidden spine fractures could be spotted earlier after NICE recommendation

NICE is recommending that quick spine checks are added to routine bone scans to help spot hidden fractures earlier and prevent serious complications. Around 70% of spine fractures caused by ...
Medscape

Pathologic Thoracic Spine Fracture in Presence of Parkinson's Disease and Diffuse Ankylosis

As previously stated, patients with ankylosed spine are prone to spinal fracture, and delay in diagnosis often occurs because of the difficulty of initial diagnosis. Westerveld et al. reported that, ...
Medscape

Surgical Outcome After Spinal Fractures in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Between 1997 to 2005 twenty patients suffering from AS sustained a spinal fracture and were treated in our department. Their gender, age, the mechanism of injury, the location and the type of the ...