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Original Source: Injury to the Vertebral Endplate-Disk Complex Associated with Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MR imaging has been used extensively for identification and determination of chronicity of VCF. A major emphasis is placed on identification of edema or fluid clefts within the vertebral body. Little attention is given to other spinal structures such as vertebral endplate, intervertebral disk, posterior elements, and facet joints, spinal ligaments, and paraspinal musculature. Our objective was to assess the incidence of vertebral endplate and adjacent-level intervertebral disk injury...
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Veryan has developed three dimensional (3D) stent technology based upon a helical shape that may be applied to a self-expanding stent platform. The initial objective was to investigate the presen...
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Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreements for vertebral compression fracture repair products
The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for vertebral compression fracture repair products.
Odanacatib meets Phase III endpoints
Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) said odanacatib met the primary endpoints compared to placebo in a Phase III trial to treat osteoporosis. As a result, the company will close the trial early. The pharma sa...
Weekly teriparatide curbs new vertebral fracture rate
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new Japanese study shows weekly teriparatide cuts the risk of vertebral fractures in addition to increasing bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with primary osteop...
Abdominal Aorta Laceration by a Fractured Vertebral Fragment
This case describes a rare instance of abdominal aorta laceration caused by a displaced bone fragment after a low-energy L2 vertebral body fracture. What factors contributed to this complication? Sp...
Bone: Osteoporosis reduces quality of life even without vertebral fracture
Environmental factors more important than genetic for vertebral fracture
Individual-specific environmental factors such as lifestyle have a greater influence on vertebral fracture risk than genetic factors, suggest study findings.Licensed from Medwire news with permission...
Osteoporosis fracture benefits for denosumab in Japanese regulatory study
Daiichi Sankyo has released further results from the study used to support the Japanese approval filing earlier this year for denosumab in osteoporosis, which show clear vertebral fracture benefits f...
Ascendx lands 510(k) clearance for spinal fracture device
Ascendx Spine has been cleared by the FDA to market the VCF Repair System, which is used to treat patients with vertebral com -More-
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Vertebral radiograph is very useful to assess the vertebral body fracture and the severity of deformity due to fracture. To decrease the severity of vertebral body fracture deformity, treatment should...
Based on quantitative measurements of vertebral heights, the prevalence of undiagnosed vertebral fracture in Vietnamese men and women aged 50 years and older was 23 and 26 %, respectively BACKGROUND...
Mortality after vertebral fracture in Korea : Analysis of the National Claim Registry.
The present study evaluates the incidence and mortality of vertebral fractures in Korea, using data from the Health Insurance Review Assessment Service, which includes nationwide information entrusted...
The vertebral fractures of the elderly people are correctly diagnosed about 60% of the time if the X-ray is the only one used for diagnosis.The additional physical examination increases the rate drama...
Prevalence and costs of osteoporotic patients with subsequent non-vertebral fractures in the US.
This study assesses prevalence of subsequent fractures during the year after incident osteoporosis-related non-vertebral fractures among privately insured and Medicare populations and compares costs b...
