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Traumatic Death due to Simultaneous Double Spine Fractures in Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2015
The aim of this study is to report the rare occurrence of simultaneous double spine fractures in a patient with progressive ankylosing spondylitis (AS). An 82-year-old male with established AS had low-energy falls.
Mitsuru Yagi, Shunsuke Sato, Atsushi Miyake, Takashi Asazuma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of the biomechanical performance of three spinal implants for treating the wedge-shaped burst fractures

Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices, 2022
Spinal fracture is a serious problem impairing life quality, associating with low back pain and many other chronic diseases. Among all the spinal fractures, the rate of thoracolumbar fractures is the highest and accounts for approximately 90%.
Tingxiang Gong, Yongtao Lu, Liangliang Cheng   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seatbelt use and risk of major injuries sustained by vehicle occupants during motor-vehicle crashes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundIn 2004, a World Health Report on road safety called for enforcement of measures such as seatbelt use, effective at minimizing morbidity and mortality caused by road traffic accidents.
A Akobeng, A Baker, A Renson, A Sen, Abdul-Razak Abubakari, AF Hefny, AK Abbas, Antony R. Morgan, B Fréchède, BT McMullin, C-Y Kuo, CS Crandall, DA Hyman, DC Viano, DF Stroup, DM Stein, F Hillary, F O’Kelly, FM Abu-Zidan, G-M Han, H Yasuoka, J Inamasu, J Inamasu, J IntHout, JK Kuan, JR Funk, JS Cummins, K Dalal, L Evans, Leopold Ndemnge Aminde, M Peden, M-S Lin, MA Bjurlin, MA Reed, N Kulvatunyou, N McGrath, Nicole Fouda Mbarga, O Achildi, OJ Ogundele, P Raychaudhuri, PA Anderson, PM Ho, RD Rao, RH Friis, S Biswas, S Blows, S Wotherspoon, Seat-belts and child restraints, SM Blake, T Sugimoto, TB Dinh-Zarr, V O’Dowd, VM Nantulya, Y Matsui   +53 more
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Role of Diffusion-Weighted and Chemical Shift Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Spinal Fractures

Galician Medical Journal, 2020
Atraumatic spinal compression fractures are common clinical problem. Differentiating benign osteoporotic fractures from pathological fractures due to malignant/metastatic lesions affects the management and prognoses in patients with known extraspinal ...
Waseem Ahmed Sheikh, Feroze A Shaheen, Nasir Ahmad Lone, Srabjit S Chhiber, Rumana Hamid Makhdoomi   +4 more
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Spinal cord injury in the setting of traumatic thoracolumbar fracture is not reliably associated with increased risk of associated intra-abdominal injury following blunt trauma: An analysis of a National Trauma Registry database

Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2021
Purpose: There is a common opinion that spinal fractures usually reflect the substantial impact of injuries and therefore may be used as a marker of significant associated injuries, specifically for intra-abdominal injury (IAI). The impact of concomitant
Veacheslav Zilbermints, Yehuda Hershkovitz, Kobi Peleg, Joseph J. Dubose, Adi Givon, David Aranovich, Mickey Dudkiewicz, Boris Kessel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of orthopedic corsets on the incidence of pathological fractures in patients with spinal bone metastases after radiotherapy [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Clinical care of unstable spinal bone metastases in many centers often includes patient immobilization by means of an orthopedic corset in order to prevent pathological fractures.
Bostel, Tilman, Bruckner, Thomas, Debus, Jürgen, Förster, Robert, Rief, Harald, Rieken, Stefan, Schlampp, Ingmar   +6 more
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3D-printing techniques in a medical setting : a systematic literature review [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Three-dimensional (3D) printing has numerous applications and has gained much interest in the medical world. The constantly improving quality of 3D-printing applications has contributed to their increased use on patients.
Annemans, Lieven, Gemmel, Paul, Tack, Philip, Victor, Jan   +3 more
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Testing A Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABC) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine Veterans age 65‐89 with CLBP from 3 VA medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC or UC and 12 months follow ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spinal osteoarthritis is a risk of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women

Scientific Reports
Recent studies have revealed that despite high bone mineral density (BMD), osteoarthritis (OA) is a risk factor for osteoporotic fractures. However, the relationship between spinal OA and vertebral fractures has not yet been fully investigated.
Tatsuhiko Kuroda, Masataka Shiraki, Mitsuru Saito, Tomohiko Urano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis (BCT) for clinical assessment of osteoporosis. [PDF]

, 2020
The surgeon general of the USA defines osteoporosis as "a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength, predisposing to an increased risk of fracture." Measuring bone strength, Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis (BCT), namely ...
Bouxsein, ML, Clarke, BL, Cosman, F, Keaveny, TM, Khosla, S, Orwoll, ES, Siris, ES   +6 more
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