You get vertebral wedging when the front of a vertebra collapses. People with osteoporosis typically have this fracture. From 1 to 1.5 million spinal compression fractures occur annually in the U.S.

Travis Ray Thompson, a Florida man, has been sentenced to life in prison after he severed the spine of a 2-year-old girl in his care, causing her to die a week after her mother broke up with him.

So, what are you getting? Here’s a list, with even more to be announced:. Mortal Kombat – 1992: Arcade, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear; Mortal Kombat II -1993 ...

Karla Flores was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. A misplaced MRI found a second, nearly inoperable, tumor on her spine.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Sep 15;46(18):E998-E1005. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004018. PMID: 34435993. Pietrantonio A, Trungu S, Famà I, Forcato S, Miscusi M, Raco A. Long-term clinical outcomes ...

lumbar corpectomy and vertebral body replacement; Posterior spinal fusion and posterolateral fusion (PLF) Both of these types of procedures have been utilized in spine surgery since it was first ...

At Mayo he began its minimally invasive spine program in 2015 and established one of the nation’s first robotic spine programs in an academic setting in 2018. Dr. Bydon also has 12 medical device ...

Ashlee Dahlberg’s son, Liam, came home from school with a headache; the next day he was rushed to the hospital, nearly unresponsive; An MRI that showed the 8-year-old's brain and spinal cord ...

Munster, Ind.-based Community Hospital, an affiliate of Powers Health, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery. To earn the certification, ...