This week we are going to discuss something which is quite common, yet it occurs for a variety of reasons—the vertebral compression fracture (VCF). Vertebral compression fractures occur when the ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- After IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson crashed Monday during practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his team announced he had fractured his 12th thoracic vertebra, Dr. David Schwartz ...

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 ...

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 ...

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