FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems ...

Using data from 638,999 patients, a new study by a research team at the Warren Alpert Medical School found that the incidence of cervical and thoracic spinal fractures has increased since 2003. The ...

A new article in JBMR Plus, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that patient survival rates after hip or other bone fractures can be very poor. While patients and their families may ...

A recent study suggests that a type of diabetes medication may also help protect the spine. The research, published in JAMA ...

This week we are going to discuss the curvature of the spine and the causation of these problematic conditions. Spinal curvature or scoliosis/kyphosis is a condition that can result from a variety of ...

The type of back surgery you may need depends on what’s causing your back pain. Procedures that treat compression of the spinal cord, such as laminectomy and spinal fusion, are among the most common ...

The Manipal Hospital neurosurgery team at Dhakuria successfully performed an exceptionally rare and life-saving operation on 56-year-old woman ...

Kyphoplasty is a procedure that treats compression fractures in the spine. It relieves pain at the site, but some people may experience pain even after the procedure. Treating it includes taking ...