News tagged with spinal fractures


Breast CA diagnostic errors major cause of malpractice suits

(HealthDay)—The most common reason for medical malpractice suits against radiologists in the United States is diagnostic errors, particularly breast cancer and non-vertebral and spinal fractures, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers use simple intervention to improve osteoporosis treatment rates

Older patients who visited local ERs for chest pain or breathing problems and had chest x-rays reveal unknown spinal fractures, were more apt to receive osteoporosis treatment afterward if a simple intervention was used, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vertebroplasty reportedly provides better pain relief and function

An analysis of published data in the medical literature has found that vertebroplasty can provide more pain relief and better function for patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures than nonoperative treatments. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart failure patients' osteoporosis often undiagnosed, untreated

One in 10 heart failure patients had compression fractures in the spine that could have been detected by a chest X-ray, but few are receiving treatment to help prevent such fractures according to a Canadian study published ...

Cardiology created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0