For the vertebrae with compression fractures, two adjacent vertebrae were selected for the measurement of HU values. Three different axial sections in each vertebral body were chosen, namely ...

Introduction: Vertebral fractures ... cortical thickness of the lower endplate for women. As age and BMI alone are important predictors of incident VF and in order to be consistent with most ...

The following is a summary of “Trabecular texture and paraspinal muscle characteristics for prediction of first vertebral ...

Results showed operative fixation of isolated, closed humeral shaft fractures may lead to improved upper limb function, ...

Using finite element analysis, the study compared various cage designs and materials used in cervical spine fusion procedures. The results highlight silicon nitride’s superior biomechanical ...

Basivertebral nerve ablation is used to treat vertebrogenic pain – low back pain that originates from diseased or damaged vertebral endplates. Patients who find relief with basivertebral nerve ...

In the final session, high-viscosity PMMA bone cement vertebroplasty was performed in all patients to complete intraosseous AVH embolization and prevent fracture ... thirds of the vertebral body was ...

Avi Kumar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics, performed the first case with a shoulder fracture plate that he invented. Dr. Kumar came up with the idea for ...