what is a disc compression fracture?
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The type of fracture in the spine that is typically caused by osteoporosis is generally referred to as a compression fracture. A compression fracture is usually defined as a vertebral bone in the spine that has decreased at least 15 to 20% in height due to fracture. Watch: Spinal Compression Fracture Video.
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This exercise can be harmful to the back as the weight from the bar is applied directly to the spine. Squats do cause disc compression, but the discs in the spine are designed to deal with this force, and in most cases return to their natural height shortly after performing the powerlifting exercise.
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Medical Definition of depressed fracture : a fracture especially of the skull in which the fragment is depressed below the normal surface.
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Most people with a slipped disc in the lumbar region of their spine (lower back) are offered “conservative” treatment, meaning that the treatment does not involve surgery. This mainly involves exercise, relaxation and positioning, painkillers or local anesthetics, and manual and physical therapy.
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Herniation and protrusion are two words for the same thing. If a piece of the disc breaks off, it's called a sequestered fragment. Surgery is almost always needed for sequestration. The loose piece can enter the spinal canal and put pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots causing serious problems.
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Sudden severe injury to the neck may also contribute to disc herniation, whiplash, blood vessel destruction, vertebral injury and, in extreme cases, permanent paralysis. Herniated discs or bone spurs may cause a narrowing of the spinal canal or the small openings through which spinal nerve roots exit.
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Prolapsed, herniated, or extruded intervertebral disc (PIVD) is a commonly encountered clinical entity. The surgical treatment by resection of the PIVD and decompressing the compressed nerve root has been the most accepted surgical treatment for several decades.
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Conclusions. Multiple osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in the lumbar spine occur in less than 6% of cases. These fractures are frequently associated with underlying lumbar degenerative scoliosis or the development of worsening scoliosis after the lateral collapse of the initial fractured lumbar vertebra.
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Discs sit between the vertebral bodies and act as shock absorbers. Facet joints are the joints in the spine where movement occurs.
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What is a stress fracture? A stress fracture is a very small crack or group of cracks that form in the bone itself. The most common site for a stress fracture is the lower part of the tibia. In stress fractures, the pain is usually in one or multiple specific or focused spots along the shin bone.
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Herniated nucleus pulposus is a condition in which part or all of the soft, gelatinous central portion of an intervertebral disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk, resulting in back pain and nerve root irritation.
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Irritation or compression of nerve roots can result from the fracture, with pain radiating anteriorly along the rib cage with thoracic osteoporotic VCFs or down into the buttocks or legs with lumbar osteoporotic VCFs.
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A type II odontoid fracture is a break that occurs through a specific part of C2, the second bone in the neck. Bones of the spine are called vertebrae. The bone involved in odontoid fracture is the second vertebra, C2, high up in the neck.
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Cervical spinal cord compression by tumor or degenerated disk material can cause low back and leg pains which simulate the lumbar disk syndrome.
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A hairline fracture, also known as a stress fracture, is a small crack or severe bruise within a bone. This injury is most common in athletes, especially athletes of sports that involve running and jumping. People with osteoporosis can also develop hairline fractures.
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A herniated disc occurs when the fibrous outer portion of the disc ruptures or tears, and the jelly-like core squeezes out. When the herniated disc compresses a nearby nerve, as in the image below, the result can be a pinched nerve. A pinched nerve may cause pain, numbness, tingling or weakness in the arms or legs.
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If the fracture is also pushing on your spinal chord, then you may experience the loss of control of your urination (called incontinence). If your symptoms are severe, you should visit an emergency room right away. A vertebral compression fracture is a very serious condition. You may end up needing lumbar surgery.