Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by low bone mass and an increased risk of spinal fractures. Anyone over age 65, especially postmenopausal patients, are at risk for developing osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes a thinning of the bones. This can result in vertebral compression fractures, deformity (kyphosis) and even death. Osteoporosis and related spine fractures are largely treatable and preventable with medications, calcium intake, and Kyphoplasty (Osteoporosis Fracture Treatment) Video or vertebroplasty surgery.
Spinal fractures are not always diagnosed and is often just thought of as general back pain, such as from a muscle strain or other soft tissue injury.
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