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The Anatomy of the Thoracic Spine
Hyperkyphosis following a vertebral compression fracture which affects elderly people and others who sustain this injury is another example. Although pain in the thoracic spine area is common ...
Medscape3d
Frequency of rib and sternum fractures associated with out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation is underestimated by conventional chest X-ray.
OBJECTIVE: Fractured ribs and sternum are frequent complications of thoracic compression during CPR ... chest injuries comprising rib and sternum fractures were compared prospectively in 19 ...
Nature5y
Pamidronate relieves the pain of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
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 ...
Medscape4d
Neuropathic Arthropathy of the Shoulder (Charcot Shoulder)
In this case, a syrinx resulted from cord compression ... of lower cervical and thoracic spine, revealing distal extent of syrinx (arrow) and prior vertebral fracture.