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Spinal bones are called vertebrae. Vertebroplasty is used most often to treat a type of injury called a compression fracture. These injuries are usually caused ...
Vertebral tumors grow in the bones of the spine, causing pain and weakening the spinal column. Read more about how they're managed, and what to expect.
These bones are called vertebrae. A spinal disk has a soft, jellylike center called a nucleus. The nucleus is encased in a tougher, rubbery exterior, known ...
"Vertebral tethering is a new tool in the tool kit for the treatment of scoliosis," says A. Noelle Larson, M.D., a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic ...
The software allows surgeons to analyze individual vertebrae and virtually place pedicle screw implants in the optimal position within each vertebra. Mayo's ...
Mayo Clinic's vertebral tumor teams include neuroradiologists, neuropathologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, medical oncologists, ...
... vertebral compression fractures (VCFs)." Jad Sfeir, M.D., with Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota ...
Fractures. Broken vertebrae can result in curvature of the spine. · Osteoporosis. Weak bones can cause spinal curvature, especially if weakened vertebrae develop ...
Dr. David A. Miller, a Mayo Clinic diagnostic radiologist, explains how a vertebroplasty, an outpatient procedure to stabilize fractures in the vertebrae by ...
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