Older adults who get steroid injections to ease lower back and leg pain may have increased odds of suffering a spine fracture, a new study suggests. It's not clear, however, whether the treatment is ...

Researchers in Osaka have found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair spinal fractures similar to those caused by osteoporosis. By turning these cells into bone-forming clusters and pairing them ...

After observing several fractures after IG-IMRT treatment of spinal metastases in our practice, we sought to define the incidence and risk factors for vertebral fracture in a cohort of patients ...

Single- versus multiple-item assessment of quality of life in patients with advanced cancer No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2009 ASCO ...

In 18 cases, a low energy injury of the spine occurred and in only 2 cases the cause was a high-energy injury (table 2). The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and ...