To know if you have a spine fracture, your doctor will give you an X-ray or a computerized tomography (CT) scan to get a closer look at your bones. If they find one, they’ll talk with you about ...

Vertebral fractures are largely underreported by radiologists, ... Some 4396 men underwent spinal X-ray and filled out a symptom questionnaire at baseline and again at a second follow-up visit, ...

In people with vertebral fragility fractures, a tailored exercise adherence intervention integrated with physiotherapy ...

A hangman's fracture is a break in the second vertebra of your neck, called the C2, or axis. ... You will also need imaging studies like an X-ray or a computed tomography (CT) scan.

When elderly patients have suffered fractures, their hip and lumbar spine bone density is examined with the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) method, to find out if they need treatment for ...

The study is the first to identify an association between body composition of the arms and poor bone quality. In addition to ...

An ultrasound exam of the heel combined with an assessment of specific risk factors for bone loss and falling can help predict fracture risk due to osteoporosis, a new study suggests. Researchers ...