A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Fractures are common in people with osteoporosis because their bones are more fragile than they used to be. The bones most at risk are the hips, wrists, and spinal vertebrae. These breaks may require ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey ...

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures, also known as spinal compression fractures, are the most common types of fragility fractures in older adults. Typically, initial treatments for such fractures involve ...

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OSSIO, Inc., a fast-growing orthopedic fixation technology company, on Friday received “breaking” news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA has ...

Study evaluates VCFix® used with or without bone cement, expanding clinical experience with the company’s minimally invasive ...

The prevalence rate of osteoporosis patients with the elderly over 60 years old in China has reached as high as 36% since 2016 1. OVCF, the most frequent bone disease in middle-aged and elderly ...

Pediatric patients with bone fractures and skeletal deformities represent ideal use case for revolutionary orthopedic ...

Tibial pilon fractures are uncommon conditions involving osteoarticular, metaphyseal, and soft-tissue compromise and account for 5–10% of tibial fractures and 1.03% of all adult fractures 1,2. They ...

Studies evaluating surgical-site infection have had conflicting results with respect to the use of alcohol solutions containing iodine povacrylex or chlorhexidine gluconate as skin antisepsis before ...