Soft, weakened bones are at the heart of the problem. Compression fractures are usually caused by the bone-thinning condition osteoporosis, especially if you are a woman over age 50 who has been ...

According to a study published in the online version of the Lancet, the injection of bone cement into the vertebrae is safe, effective, and at an acceptable cost for patients with acute osteoporotic ...

HealthVCF (Zebra Medical Vision [Zebra-Med]) is software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect moderate-to-severe vertebral compression fractures from CT scans of the chest or abdomen. The ...

Background Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), characterized by middle column involvement, osteonecrotic clefts, split morphology, or pedicle fractures, pose biomechanical challenges that reduce ...