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Vertebral fracture

Vertebral fracture

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Is a type of:

Fracture

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Back

Symptoms

Back pain
Leg weakness
Pain shooting down the leg
Paralysis

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Vertebral fracture

Surgery

Fusion
Anterior cervical fusion
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
Spinal fusion
Vertebral fusion surgery
Anterior posterior spinal fusion
Back fusion surgery

Medical devices

Back brace
Boston brace

Risk factors

Personal

Lifting heavy objects

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I have a vertebral compression fracture, what other surgeries, other than balloon kyphoplasty, is there that could help relieve nerve compression?

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This is my X-ray diagnostic "no focal bone lesion, thoracic vertebral body compression fracture, degenerative bony lipping or disc height loss is see?

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Minimal T-7 vertebral body anterior wedging? Same as compression fracture?

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Wat this means, a compression fracture involving T11 which involve greater than 50 percent vertebral body Heights.multilevel degenerative disease.

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