Imagine pain so severe that it changes your life. That's the reality for people who have spinal fracture. Now a minimally invasive procedure using needles, a balloon and some cement is changing all ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Certainly you've seen people, especially the elderly, with hunched spines. It's a condition that can be quite painful. While many have associated this with the inevitable process of aging, the truth ...

Bone fractures usually heal efficiently, but in some patients this process fails, causing nonunion. A recent study identifies ...

A compression fracture occurs in the bones of the spine, called the vertebrae. It happens most often due to osteoporosis but can also happen with trauma or falls. With a compression fracture, the ...

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OSSIO, Inc., a fast-growing orthopedic fixation technology company, on Friday received “breaking” news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA has ...

A comminuted fracture is when a bone breaks into three or more pieces. These typically require surgery and take longer to heal than other fractures. A comminuted fracture happens when you break a bone ...

Supported by Clinical Data Presented at IPOS 2023, Pediatric Indication for OSSIOfiber ® Bio-Integrative Orthopedic Fixation Technology Obviates the Need for a Second Surgery to Remove Metal Implants ...