Osteoporosis decreases the strength of bones thus predisposing them to break. It occurs in both genders, but in women, it is riskier due to hormonal alteration due to menopause, which causes estrogen ...

(Reuters Health) - Patients with acute pain from osteoporosis damage to the spine don't experience any more relief from surgery to inject cement into cracked or broken vertebrae than they would with a ...

For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the ...

Vertebroplasty (surgery to repair spinal fractures) is no more effective for pain relief than a sham (placebo) procedure in older patients with osteoporosis, finds a new published trial.

UCSF orthopedic surgeons are studying the long-term effects of a new spine repair surgery for osteoporosis sufferers. Kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive procedure developed in the San Francisco Bay ...

Osteoporosis is one of the most debilitating diseases that weakens your bones. It makes your bones thinner and less dense than they should be, and makes you prone to broken bones and fractures.

For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the ...

Research indicates that osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (OA) are inversely related; however, limited evidence suggests that disc-space narrowing increases the risk of vertebral fracture in ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways Lower left back pain can be caused by muscle injury, arthritis, or kidney ...