A compression fracture occurs to the spine when the vertebral body suffers a crush or wedging injury. The vertebral body is the blocks of bone that make up the spinal column. Each body is separated ...

Compression fracture treatments can be surgical or nonsurgical, depending on the severity of the injury. A compression fracture typically occurs in the vertebrae (bones of the spine) and can reduce ...

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 ...

Dr. Ari Salis, the director of interventional radiology and chairman of radiology at Concord Hospital, discusses interventional radiology and how it can help treat vertebral compression fractures. An ...