SAN DIEGO — Incidentally discovered vertebral fractures are common on scans in the general population, while the absolute risk for multiple myeloma (MM) in those with such fractures is “quite modest,” ...

Introduction: Only in recent years has balloon kyphoplasty gained significance in the treatment of vertebral fractures as an adequate minimally invasive vertebral stabilization technique. Kyphoplasty ...

Multiple myeloma affects many systems in the body, including the bones, blood, kidneys, and immune system. The symptoms that may have sent you to the doctor in the first place, such as back or leg ...

MRI reduces vertebral compression fracture misdiagnoses before cementing MRI reduces the rate of misdiagnosis of acute lesions and hidden lesions before percutaneous cement augmentation procedures.

For most people living with multiple myeloma, bone pain tops the list of symptoms. No wonder, given that the disease causes cancerous plasma cells to build up in bone marrow (the soft tissue in bones) ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Victims of intimate partner violence with suicidal behavior have characteristic injury patterns on medical imaging, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of ...

Odds of vertebral compression fractures or surgical intervention were significantly lower among GLP-1 RA users. (HealthDay News) — Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) may protect ...