Spinal fracture in an ankylosed spine is also difficult to treat. We recently treated a case of thoracic spine fracture in a patient with Parkinson's disease complicating a severely ankylosed spine.

A genetic causal link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an increased risk of traumatic and osteoporotic fractures ...

The lumbar region is located between the thoracic (chest) region of the spine and the sacrum ... Many conditions can cause pain in the lumbar spine, including lumbar stenosis, fracture, degenerative ...

(B) Sagittal T2 images of lower cervical and thoracic spine, revealing distal extent of syrinx (arrow) and prior vertebral fracture.

A Baxter Springs man fatally shot had amphetamine and methamphetamine in his system, according to his autopsy report. Jared Beach, 32, died from a fatal gunshot wound to the ...

The following is a summary of “Ultrasound-guided thoracic nerve blocks for emergency department patients with rib fractures: A review,” published in the January 2025 issue of Emergency Medicine by ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two 510 (k) clearances for implants which restore the integrity of the spine in tumor and infection cases.

Spriggs was reported to have suffered chest and abdominal injuries that will require surgery with fractures to his ribs and clavicle. He had to be intubated and was in and out of consciousness.

Racing NSW provided updates on the jockeys on Saturday morning after both came down in the same incident and were airlifted to Canberra Hospital. Spriggs was reported to have suffered chest and ...

There was a high risk of postoperative rod fracture and spondylolisthesis due to poor local stability ... For OVCF patients, the surgical segment is often located in the thoracolumbar region, where ...

Patients were more likely to have had a fracture of the vertebrae (OR 10; 95% CI 2.9 to 34), hip (OR 6; 95% CI 1.2 to 30), and ribs or sternum (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.6 to 6.6) than control subjects. They ...