Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) is becoming a more common clinically encountered entity as advancing systemic antineoplastic treatment modalities improve survival in cancer ...

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This week we are going to discuss a common condition that occurs in patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia—the compression fracture of the spine. Compression fractures of the spine often occur with ...

94 male (69.1%) and 42 female (30.9%) patients with a mean age of 48.6 years (range 17-81) at time of injury were included. The thoracolumbar junction (T11-L1) was affected in 104 patients (76.5%). 23 ...

What Is a Compression Fracture of the Spine? The vertebrae (or "vertebral bodies") are the bones that form the spinal column. A compression fracture of the spine describes a collapse of one or more of ...

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In weightlifting, a back belt has been reported to enhance intraabdominal pressure (IAP) and to reduce back muscle EMG and spinal compression forces. Nine experienced weightlifters lifted barbells up ...

Background: An osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) is recognized as a common complication of osteoporosis. Biomechanical alterations in the affected and adjacent vertebrae have a ...