Inflammation that doesn’t go away can change the structure of your spine. And if you have ankylosing spondylitis (AS), there’s about a 5% to 15% chance you may have a spinal fracture at some point in ...

Older adults with osteoporotic spine fractures who have a poor prognosis are less likely to require surgery if they are initially prescribed two weeks of bed rest, according to a new study. Current ...

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 ...

Learning you have a life-changing condition is likely alarming no matter what. But if you have axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a chronic form of arthritis that dramatically increases your risk of ...

Spinal anesthesia is neither more safe nor more effective than general anesthesia for patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, a large new study finds. Investigators monitored surgical outcomes in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed rate of survival and recovery of ambulation at 60 days did not differ between use of ...

Older adults who underwent hip fracture surgery fared about the same at 60 days post-procedure regardless of whether they received spinal or general anesthesia, a randomized study found. In addition, ...