SpineStenosisVertebraeTumorMyelopathyMetastasesPressure on the spinal cordComplicationsAbnormalPathologic fracturesInstabilityOsteoporosisLesionsSymptomsBenign and malignantOsteoporoticInjuryInjuriesMetastaticAcuteTraumaSurgeryNeckNervesOccursWeaknessOccurDiagnosisVCFsPainDisordersPatientsSurgicalVertebroplastyAxial skeletonVertebral columnDeformityClinicalParalysis
Spine16
- Can we distinguish between benign versus malignant compression fractures of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging? (nih.gov)
- To determine the sensitivity and specificity of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating benign versus malignant compression fractures of the spine and to obtain distinguishing features in magnetic resonance imaging. (nih.gov)
- The differentiation between benign and abnormal compression fractures of the thoracolumbar spine has important implications regarding patient treatment and prognosis. (nih.gov)
- The market for spinal cord compression-spinal stenosis is rising due to factors such as rise in the cases of arthritis, congenital spinal defects, instability of the spine, and slip-disc due to reasons such as spondylitis, trauma and tumours. (openpr.com)
- Spinal cord compression: Cancer that has spread to the spine can cause pressure on the spinal cord called spinal cord compression . (oncolink.org)
- As a weight bearing structure, the spine can fracture when it is weakened by metastatic disease, causing excruciating pain, compression of the spinal cord, paralysis and other complications. (imaginis.com)
- As they progress, vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) can make it more difficult for patients to breathe, walk, eat and sleep due to pain and the unnatural curve the spine is forced into. (imaginis.com)
- Spinal Fusion Surgery - L1 Burst Fracture of the Spine. (doctorstock.com)
- Because spinal cord compressions in MM occur at multiple levels, comprehensive evaluation of the spine is warranted. (medscape.com)
- A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spine that can cause permanent changes to the body below the injury site. (healthproductsforyou.com)
- A spinal cord injury happens from damage to the vertebrae, ligaments, or disks of the spine. (healthproductsforyou.com)
- SCI can be caused by a traumatic force to the spinal cord resulting in fracture, dislocation, or compression of vertebrae in the spine. (healthproductsforyou.com)
- Any incident penetrating and injuring the spine, such as a car accident, blunt force, or a gunshot wound, can cause spinal cord injury. (healthproductsforyou.com)
- Immediate care Trauma to the spine may cause injuries involving the spinal cord, vertebrae, or both. (msdmanuals.com)
- Who are the Best Candidates for Decompressive Surgery and Spine Stabilization in Patients With Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression? (medscape.com)
- Floating Lateral Mass Fractures of the Cervical Spine. (medscape.com)
Stenosis7
- San Ramon Regional Medical Center offers advanced treatments to help patients find lasting relief from conditions ranging from lower back pain to spinal stenosis. (sanramonmedctr.com)
- Marketresearchfuture.com includes Global Spinal Cord Compression-Spinal Stenosis Market by indications, by diagnosis, by end users - Global Forecast till 2023 is new report. (openpr.com)
- Spinal stenosis is the abnormal narrowing of spinal canal causing it to restrict, which may result in a neurological deficit due to interference with neurological fibres. (openpr.com)
- Considering all these factors the market for spinal cord compression-spinal stenosis is expected to reach $ 8.5 billion by the end of 2023, this market is projected to growing at a CAGR of ~ 11.5 % during 2017-2023. (openpr.com)
- The U.S. spinal cord compression-spinal stenosis is dependent on the legal and regulatory environment includes factors such as labelling standards, FDA classification rules etc. (openpr.com)
- The market consolidation and growing partnerships and mergers of large insurance companies and large healthcare providers and hospitals will drive the future U.S. market for spinal cord compression-spinal stenosis due to growth in their buying power as well as improving economies of scale. (openpr.com)
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar spinal stenosis is narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal causing compression of the nerve rootlets and nerve roots in the cauda equina before their exit from the foramina. (msdmanuals.com)
Vertebrae6
- Compression fractures of the back are broken vertebrae. (medlineplus.gov)
- Having many fractures of the vertebrae can lead to kyphosis . (medlineplus.gov)
- Stabilizing the vertebrae early can stop the fracture from becoming a neurological emergency in the future. (imaginis.com)
- Wobbler syndrome occurs when malformation of the cervical vertebrae results in spinal canal narrowing and cervical spinal cord compression. (thehorse.com)
- The piano fractured my sternum, shattered my L1 vertebrae causing significant compression to my spinal cord and instantly paralyzed me from the waist down. (ems1.com)
- Direct trauma to the spinal cord can cause compression of the vertebrae, fracture to the cord, or can even completely sever your spinal column. (herrlingclark.com)
Tumor7
- Other surgery may be done to remove bone if the fracture is due to a tumor. (medlineplus.gov)
- For compression fractures caused by tumors, the outcome depends on the type of tumor involved. (medlineplus.gov)
- The presence of a spinal cord tumor or another condition that is exerting pressure on the spinal cord, vitamin B12 deficiency, or a history of radiation therapy to or cyclophosphamide injection into the spinal cord excludes the possibility of a diagnosis of transverse myelitis. (encyclopedia.com)
- The most aggressive of the surgical options is open spinal surgery to remove the tumor tissue. (imaginis.com)
- SSE was defined as first use of EBRT to relieve skeletal pain, new symptomatic pathologic bone fracture, occurrence of spinal cord compression, or tumor-related orthopedic surgical intervention. (urotoday.com)
- Acute compression may follow subacute and chronic compression, especially if the cause is abscess or tumor. (msdmanuals.com)
- Some factors such as individual treatment strategy, according to the histology of the primary tumor, plan of treatment strategies carried out in a multidisciplinary manner, risk-benefit of radiotherapy, assessment of the degree of spinal instability, improvement in communication and referral between specialists in oncology showed an increase in the survival of these patients. (bvsalud.org)
Myelopathy3
- Distribution of diseases included equine cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy (n=224), fracture/subluxation (n=123), abnormal spinal curvature (n=51), osteomyelitis (n=13), intervertebral disc disease (n=7), congenital vertebral anomaly (n=5), and neoplasia (n=3). (thehorse.com)
- Myelopathy is a clinical diagnosis with localization of the neurological findings to the spinal cord, rather than the brain or the peripheral nervous system, and then to a particular segment of the spinal cord. (bvsalud.org)
- Myelopathy can be the result of primary intrinsic disorders of the spinal cord or from secondary conditions, which result in extrinsic compression of the spinal cord. (bvsalud.org)
Metastases7
- Fractures from bone metastases are called "pathologic" fractures. (oncolink.org)
- Risk Factors for Pathological Fracture and Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression in Patients With Spinal Metastases. (orthogate.org)
- Once a patient has bone metastases one of our major goals is to prevent events like fracture or spinal cord compression. (amgen.com)
- Bone metastases are the most common site of distant metastases and can cause severe and disabling effects, including pain, spinal cord compression and pathologic fracture. (centerwatch.com)
- Therefore, single fraction radiation therapy (SFRT) is encouraged, but 20 Gy in 5 fractions is also allowed in this study, though should be chosen only in patients with a complicated bone metastases by fracture, neurological deficit (e.g. spinal cord compression), or a large soft tissue component. (centerwatch.com)
- Breast cancer metastasis to the bone is associated with decreased survival, and patients with bone metastases experience severe pain, pathologic fractures, life-threatening hypercalcemia, spinal cord compression, and other nerve-compression syndromes. (duke.edu)
- Up to 75% of women with metastatic breast cancer develop bone metastases, a cause of significant morbidity, including pain, pathologic fracture, spinal cord compression, and hypercalcemia requiring surgery and/or radiation therapy. (medscape.com)
Pressure on the spinal cord2
- This procedure enlarges the spinal canal to relieve pressure on the spinal cord, sac of nerves or nerve roots. (sanramonmedctr.com)
- Even small amounts of disc material that is out of place can put pressure on the spinal cord, sac of nerves or spinal nerve roots. (sanramonmedctr.com)
Complications4
- Another important benefit derives from treating the spinal fracture before complications set in such as spinal cord compression. (imaginis.com)
- Almost every type of cancer has the potential to spread to the bone, putting patients at risk for devastating bone complications, like fracture or compression of the spinal cord," said David H. Henry , M.D., clinical professor of medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. (amgen.com)
- In some cases of Rosai-Dorfman disease, the accumulation of histiocytes into masses may cause compression of vital organs potentially resulting in serious complications. (rarediseases.org)
- Other reasons for spinal cord - related pain include complications of surgery, tumors, congenital disorders (conditions present at birth), blood vessel - related injury (such as after a spinal cord infarction or stroke), and inflammatory conditions involving the spinal cord. (encyclopedia.com)
Abnormal2
- This instability allows abnormal bending between the two bones, which causes compression of the spinal cord . (acvs.org)
- The most common horse vertebral issues seen over a decade at one diagnostic lab were wobbler syndrome, fracture/subluxation, and abnormal spinal curvature. (thehorse.com)
Pathologic fractures2
- Pathologic fractures may be observed. (medscape.com)
- pathologic fractures and spinal cord compression may occur. (medscape.com)
Instability2
- Traumatic instability occurs after forceful flexion of the head, causing either fracture of the dens or other part of the axis, and/or tearing of the ligaments. (acvs.org)
- Patients with SPB may exhibit neurological impairment or severe pain because of spinal instability or pathological fractures [ 6 , 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
Osteoporosis10
- Osteoporosis is the most common cause of this type of fracture. (medlineplus.gov)
- Compression fractures due to osteoporosis may cause no symptoms at first. (medlineplus.gov)
- Most compression fractures are seen in older people with osteoporosis. (medlineplus.gov)
- Fractures due to osteoporosis often become less painful with rest and pain medicines. (medlineplus.gov)
- Medicines to treat osteoporosis can help prevent future fractures. (medlineplus.gov)
- Taking steps to prevent and treat osteoporosis is the most effective way to prevent compression or insufficiency fractures. (medlineplus.gov)
- Usually when you break a bone (fracture) you'll know that you might have osteoporosis. (freezingblue.com)
- How is compression fracture related to osteoporosis? (freezingblue.com)
- In the course of clinical diagnosis and treatment, there are still some patients with thoracolumbar compression fractures whose bone mineral density has not yet reached the diagnostic criteria of osteoporosis and is only in a state of osteopenia. (researchsquare.com)
- Vertebral Compression Fractures Most vertebral compression fractures are a consequence of osteoporosis, are asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic, and occur with no or minimal trauma. (msdmanuals.com)
Lesions4
- Magnetic resonance imaging scans can detect malignant vertebral lesions early, but acute healing compression fractures may mimic the findings of metastatic lesions. (nih.gov)
- Bony tenderness is not uncommon in MM, resulting from focal lytic destructive bone lesions or pathologic fracture. (medscape.com)
- In general, painful lesions that involve at least 50% of the cortical diameter of a long bone or lesions that involve the femoral neck or calcar femorale are at high (50%) risk for a pathologic fracture. (medscape.com)
- Compression is caused far more commonly by lesions outside the spinal cord (extramedullary) than by lesions within it (intramedullary). (msdmanuals.com)
Symptoms3
- The types of symptoms and their severity are dependent on the area of the spinal cord affected. (encyclopedia.com)
- Symptom criteria include the evolution of symptoms peaking over four hours to 21 days, with symptoms clearly traceable to spinal cord dysfunction, and including muscle weakness or paralysis and sensory defects such as numbness occurring on both sides of the body. (encyclopedia.com)
- The symptoms that should alert physicians to consider spinal cord compression are back pain, weakness, numbness, or dysesthesias in the extremities. (medscape.com)
Benign and malignant2
- The use of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scans and serial magnetic resonance imagings are helpful for additional differentiation between benign and malignant compression fractures. (nih.gov)
- Differential diagnosis of benign and malignant vertebral compression fractures: Comparison and correlation of radiomics and deep learning frameworks based on spinal CT and clinical characteristics. (cdc.gov)
Osteoporotic2
- What are the most common osteoporotic fracture? (freezingblue.com)
- Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) have a high incidence, which have attracted wide attention from society. (researchsquare.com)
Injury18
- These fractures often do not cause injury to the spinal cord. (medlineplus.gov)
- A brace for 6 to 10 weeks if the fracture was due to an injury. (medlineplus.gov)
- Most compression fractures due to injury heal in 8 to 10 weeks with rest, wearing of a brace, and pain medicines. (medlineplus.gov)
- Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury - Similar to trauma, surgeons specifically work on the spinal cord. (sanramonmedctr.com)
- The severity of the injury to the spinal cord depends both on the amount of pressure, and the duration of the condition. (acvs.org)
- However, emergency surgery for a spinal cord injury may be extensive. (dignityhealth.org)
- According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, approximately 11,000 SCIs occur in the U.S. annually, with over half of the injuries affecting persons age 16-30. (ems1.com)
- The third crew member was immediately told by the crew chief to get equipment to backboard me as there was no doubt in anyone's mind that I had a spinal cord injury. (ems1.com)
- Learn the basic differences between the two main types of spinal cord injuries, and more about how those variations could impact your personal injury case. (herrlingclark.com)
- When someone suffers from a spinal cord injury, they may spend less time outdoors. (herrlingclark.com)
- While any spinal cord injury can drastically diminish a victim's quality of life, those that involve the cervical nerves can be especially devastating. (herrlingclark.com)
- Central pain syndrome can be divided into two categories: pain related to prior spinal cord injury and pain related to prior brain injury. (encyclopedia.com)
- Spinal cord - related pain occurs primarily after traumatic injury, usually due to motor vehicle accidents. (encyclopedia.com)
- Diagnosis is usually based on the knowledge of a prior spinal cord or brain injury, coupled with the development of a chronic pain syndrome. (encyclopedia.com)
- What is a spinal cord injury? (healthproductsforyou.com)
- Can a person with spinal cord injury regain movement? (healthproductsforyou.com)
- A deputy medical examiner for the coroner's office testified that there were two causes of death -- a stab wound penetrating the chest and a blunt force injury causing a fracture of the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra. (stanford.edu)
- The other injury had resulted in compression of the spinal cord. (stanford.edu)
Injuries6
- The leading causes of spinal cord injuries are motor vehicle crashes, falls, gunshots and sports-related accidents. (ems1.com)
- Spinal cord injuries can be scary and devastating to the victim and their family. (herrlingclark.com)
- In fact, spinal injuries are experienced at varying degrees, and some have a better prognosis than others. (herrlingclark.com)
- One of the most devastating injuries you can sustain is damage to your spinal cord. (herrlingclark.com)
- Central pain syndrome is a type of pain that occurs because of injuries to the brain or spinal cord . (encyclopedia.com)
- research suggests a range of 25-85% of all individuals with spinal cord injuries will experience central pain syndrome. (encyclopedia.com)
Metastatic2
- The study was carried out to exhaust the scientific literature regarding surgery associated with radiotherapy in patients suffering from metastatic spinal cord compression and to assist in the decision of oncology physicians and professionals in choosing the best treatment for the patient. (bvsalud.org)
- The researchers carried out a descriptive study using bibliometric and scientometric methods and found that the combination of surgery with postoperative radiotherapy is effective and more efficient than these alone for the treatment of patients affected by metastatic neurological compression. (bvsalud.org)
Acute2
- Acute compression develops within minutes to hours. (msdmanuals.com)
- may cause acute, subacute, or chronic spinal cord compression. (msdmanuals.com)
Trauma1
- The fractures could be caused by trauma, but if the bone is weak enough, it can break just by doing an everyday activity. (oncolink.org)
Surgery5
- A canine study was performed to simulate a compression fracture model with a vertebral osteotomy in two dogs, and serial contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scans were performed 15, 30, 60 and 90 days after surgery. (nih.gov)
- A cervical MRI may also be done before spinal surgery. (ucsfhealth.org)
- For the primary endpoint of this study, the median time to first on-study SRE (defined as fracture, radiation to bone, surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression) was 20.6 months for patients receiving XGEVA and 16.3 months for patients receiving Zometa (hazard ratio 0.84, 95 percent CI: 0.71-0.98), which is statistically significant for non-inferiority (p=0.0007). (amgen.com)
- How often do deep surgical site infections occur after spinal surgery, and what are the risk factors for recurrence? (medscape.com)
- Deformity Angular Ratio Describes the Severity of Spinal Deformity and Predicts the Risk of Neurologic Deficit in Posterior Vertebral Column Resection Surgery. (medscape.com)
Neck1
- Comparison of three different fixation constructs for radial neck fractures: a biomechanical study. (orthogate.org)
Nerves1
- Occasionally, the spinal nerves are affected. (msdmanuals.com)
Occurs1
- In one third of patients, the condition is diagnosed after a pathologic fracture occurs, usually involving the axial skeleton. (medscape.com)
Weakness1
- Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of the full width of the spinal cord that disrupts communication to the muscles, resulting in pain , weakness, and muscle paralysis. (encyclopedia.com)
Occur2
- Compression fractures can occur suddenly. (medlineplus.gov)
- In general, central pain syndrome is thought to occur either because the transmission of pain signals in the nerve tracts of the spinal cord is faulty, or because the brain isn't processing pain signals properly. (encyclopedia.com)
Diagnosis1
- Diagnosis involves meeting specific symptom criteria, as well as demonstrating spinal cord involvement with MRI scanning and examination of cerebrospinal fluid. (encyclopedia.com)
VCFs2
- However, few scholars have conducted researches on osteopenic vertebral compression fractures (osteopenic VCFs). (researchsquare.com)
- Our research has compared the clinical and imaging effects of percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) and percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (PPSF) in the treatment of Osteopenic thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures (Osteopenic VCFs). (researchsquare.com)
Pain4
- Some fractures, though, can lead to long-term (chronic) pain and disability. (medlineplus.gov)
- You have back pain and you think you may have a compression fracture. (medlineplus.gov)
- Spinal Fusion - Bone grafts, screws and rods may join two or more vertebra together to eliminate motion between the vertebra that causes pain. (sanramonmedctr.com)
- Often left bedridden by the pain, cancer patients with vertebral compression fractures must rely on their family or other caregivers to assist with every aspect of life, including the basic tasks, such as bathing and eating. (imaginis.com)
Disorders3
- Overview of Spinal Cord Disorders Spinal cord disorders can cause permanent severe neurologic disability. (msdmanuals.com)
- In a hospital-based, retrospective, case-control study in 20112012, adult cases of lymphoproliferative disorders (n = 130) were recruited from outpatient clinics in Menoufia, Egypt, while controls (n = 130) were age- and sex-matched fracture patients. (who.int)
- 2012, adult cases of lymphoproliferative disorders ( n = 130) were recruited from outpatient clinics in Menoufia, Egypt, while controls ( n = 130) were age- and sex-matched fracture patients. (who.int)
Patients4
- The authors investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating benign versus malignant compression fractures by reviewing patients and a fracture model in a canine model. (nih.gov)
- For osteopenic patients between the ages of 55 and 65, the probability of fracture was 4.6% ~10.4% for men and 6.7%~19.3% for women. (researchsquare.com)
- To what extent might HbA1c impact the outcomes of patients undergoing spinal procedures? (medscape.com)
- Validity, Reliability, and Responsiveness of SRS-7 as an Outcomes Assessment Instrument for Operatively Treated Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity. (medscape.com)
Surgical4
- This is all based on the premise that a fracture caused by forward flexion should be treated by undoing the flexion by positioning the patient in an extension brace, or by surgical intervention correcting the spinal column in extension. (radiologyassistant.nl)
- At present, there are two main surgical methods for vertebral compression fractures, namely percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) and percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (PPSF). (researchsquare.com)
- Predictive Model for Cervical Alignment and Malalignment Following Surgical Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity. (medscape.com)
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Vertebroplasty1
- This 'space' then allows for cement augmentation or vertebroplasty to stabilize the fracture. (imaginis.com)
Axial skeleton1
- such fractures commonly involve the axial skeleton. (medscape.com)
Vertebral column1
- The vertebral column serves important roles in protection of the spinal cord and locomotion. (thehorse.com)
Deformity1
- Unlike other classifications, the TLICS is an easy scoring system that depicts the features important in predicting spinal stability, future deformity, and progressive neurologic compromise. (radiologyassistant.nl)
Clinical1
- clinical nutrition as a specialty goes here HN - 2008 BX - Nutrition FX - Diet FX - Food DH - Child Nutrition DI - 052504 MN - SP6.021.062 MS - Nutrition of children aged 2-10 years. (bvsalud.org)
Paralysis1
- Spinal cord compression can lead to nerve damage and even paralysis (losing the ability to move). (oncolink.org)