Spinal fractures more commonly occur due to road traffic accidents, gunshots, sports injuries, osteoporosis, spine tumors, etc. A vertebral compression fracture is the most common spine fracture. Symptoms include muscle spasms, back pain, neck pain, weakness, paralysis, bowel and bladder weakness, numbness, and tingling sensation. The available treatment procedures include the immobilization of the spine with braces and orthotics, surgery to fuse the fractured spine with plates and screws, vertebroplasty, and kyphoplasty.
Chalk Stick Fracture - Pathogenesis, Etiology, and Treatment
Chalk stick fractures are primarily unstable long bone fractures that transverse to the long axis of the affected bone just like a broken chalk stick.
C1 (Atlas) Fracture - Causes, Types, Symptoms, and Treatment
C1 (atlas) fracture refers to the fracture of the first cervical vertebra (neck bone). This article will brief on the details of C1 fracture.
Spinal Cord Injury - Causes and Management
Any damage to the spinal cord that results in temporary or permanent changes in its function is called a spinal cord injury. Read the article below.
