A compression fracture occurs in the bones of the spine, called the vertebrae. It happens most often due to osteoporosis but can also happen with trauma or falls. With a compression fracture, the ...
PURPOSE: We prospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteolytic vertebral compression fractures resulting from multiple myeloma. The principle symptoms in ...
Phase 1 first-in-human dose escalation study of cp-751,871, a specific monoclonal antibody against the insulin like growth factor 1 receptor No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is ...
After receiving a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a patient relied on the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation for information and is becoming part of the conversation. In 2010, Kerry Tracy ran a ...
Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal compression fractures. It could change how breaks are treated and improve bone ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients who discontinue the osteoporosis drug denosumab (Prolia) have an increased fracture risk that major clinical trials did not reflect, recent case reports documented. The ...
University of Utah Health Orthopaedics has fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeons with expertise in fracture care. We have a full-service Level 1 trauma center serving the Mountain West region.
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