A computed tomographic (CT) scan documented a nondisplaced L1 compression fracture as well as an atherosclerotic but nonaneurysmal aorta. Two weeks after discharge, she developed left lower lobe ...

A study in France has found that pamidronate (a bone antiresorptive agent) provides rapid and sustained pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), although ...

also known as spinal compression fractures, are the most common types of fragility fractures in older adults. Typically, ...