Spine fractures are twice as common as hip fractures and three times more common that breast cancer. Also, spinal fractures are the most common in postmenopausal women over 55. Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, adds when people get older, it is very common to see women who…...

There are some types of fractures. One is wedge/vertebral fracture, it usually occurs in the front of the vertebra; another one is crush fracture, when the entire bone breaks, rather than just the front of the vertebra. Burst fracture is another type, which involves some loss of the height in both the front and back…...

Dr. Justin Sporrer, Neurosurgeon at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says kyphoplasty has replaced vertebroplasty. "Vertebroplasty is inserting the needle into the bone and just injecting cement; this cement will go where it can but oftentimes the compression fracture is so severe and there's no good room for the cement to go," he explains. "The advantage…...

Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, affirms the recovery from kyphoplasty should be with minimal pain. The doctor says they can clear the patient even up to 48 hours after surgery. After a week, most of the patients can start an exercise program. He affirms the procedure is…...

How osteoarthritis changes the anatomy of the hip? Dr. Juan Carlos Suarez, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, talks about the disease and explains it with a diagram of the pelvis with both hips...

The osteoporosis can cause a condition of the spine called kyphosis. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains with a 3-D imaging what lordosis and kyphosis are and describes when they appear at the spine. The octopus has been caused a condition of the spine called kyphosis and we have…...

Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, explains DEXA scan is also called the bone density charge and it is the only way that doctors use to detect bone density and to determine if a patient has osteoporosis. "It can also help us determine if the bone health is normal or…...

Osteoporis is one of the causes of back pain. Theresa Pazionis, Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute, says the majority of fractures are due to osteoporosis and especially as the population ages, more patients are diagnosed with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine…...