[8] Fractures of the ankylosed spine tend to be unstable because of stress concentration at the fracture site; therefore, surgical treatment is usually required. Unfortunately, a delay in ...

The proportion of patients with sternal fractures (14% vs 0%), or unstable spinal fractures (36% vs 10%) was significantly greater in the endovascular group. Of the patients who received ...

Karen Faulkner said she cannot walk or stand for more than 15 minutes A woman with osteoporosis said she had nine spinal fractures in 10 months and was left unable to walk. Karen Faulkner ...