Compression Fractures Archives

Compression vs. Burst FracturesVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtdT6bqVcfY There are two main types of fractures: compression and burst fractures. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, describes each one and says, in cases of burst fractures, the patient could have a neurological problem, too. Transcript There are two main types of fractures there's compression and burst fractures so what [...]

Compression vs. Burst Fractures

Compression vs. Stress FracturesVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1adfoPpo4I Stress fractures usually occur in young athletes. Compression fractures happen in front of the spine and can cause back pain. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis.

Compression vs. Stress Fractures

Symptoms of Spinal Compression FracturesVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DQuDfl0pc4 Severe back pain with movement; improved pain with standing, sitting, or lying down; limited movement in spine; nerve damage; and decrease in your height are some of the symptoms of spinal compression fractures. Dr. Brian Schiro, Interventional Radiologist with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, says many patients feel this pain when they are getting [...]

Symptoms of Spinal Compression Fractures

Choosing Between Kyphoplasty & VertebroplastyVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ja4G1Hl78k 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 [...]

Choosing Between Kyphoplasty & Vertebroplasty

Causes of Spinal Compression FracturesVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNZZ8nO6cw 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 [...]

Causes of Spinal Compression Fractures

Causes of Spinal Compression FracturesVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLsnuGrzNhM Osteoporosis, trauma, and pathologic compression fracture are some of the causes of spinal compression fractures. Dr. Adam Geronemus, Associate Director of the Fibroid Center at South Miami Hospital, says osteoporosis makes up the bulk of these fractures. "There's over ten million patients with osteoporosis and in the United States annually and the risk factors [...]

Causes of Spinal Compression Fractures

Osteoporosis and Compression FracturesVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv0eB5vaWPY About 700,000 cases of spinal compression fractures occur every year due to osteoporosis. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says sometimes people in their 80 years old all of the sudden develop back pain. He also explains x-rays are the best way to know if you have a [...]

Osteoporosis and Compression Fractures

Osteoporosis & Spine FractureVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hulNd7D0WAA Dr. Justin Sporrer, Neurosurgeon at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says osteoporosis is a huge component and risk factor for vertebral compression fractures. "One thing that I would like to stress is that we should probably be raising awareness in younger women to help them build bone density when they have the hormones and the [...]

Osteoporosis & Spine Fracture

Spine Fractures & OsteoporosisVideos

Osteoporosis is a disease that affects over 200 million people worldwide. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, says the bone isn’t homogeneous and explains how osteoporosis appears when the wall of bone becomes thinner, and puts the patient at risk for suffering compression fractures.