Sunday, May 9, 2010

FONTANA, Calif. -- Denny Hamlin has been diagnosed with a Compression Fracture in his lower back following a crash on the last lap of Sunday's Auto Club 400. The Compression Fracture -- which occurs when a vertebrae in the spine collapses -- can occur in In patients with suspected vertebral Compression Fractures, the addition of magnetic resonance imaging reduces the rate of misdiagnosis of acute lesions and hidden lesions before percutaneous cement augmentation procedures, according to a study published In a compression fracture, all or part of a spine bone collapses. Most people are unaware how or when they fractured the bone; they just begin to feel pain, Tutton said. Compression fractures, if untreated, can lead to curvature of the spine, which can Denny Hamlin hit the wall head-on Sunday. (Jeff Gross / Getty Images) Denny Hamlin suffered a broken back in a scary crash on the final lap of the Auto Club 400. Hamlin remains in a California hospital with an L1 compression fracture, USA Today’s Jeff EDMOND, Okla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – As the baby boomer generation gets older, more than 40 million Americans are at risk for osteoporosis and vertebrae compression fractures. A new procedure offers hope. Today, walking his dog is one of John Wallace’s Carefusion received FDA clearance for its AVAflex Vertebral Balloon System, a device that allows to perform kyphoplasty procedures on vertebral compression fractures through a single vertebral cannula. Typically, two pedicles of the vertebra have to be .

SOUTH BEND, Ind.---As the baby boomer generation gets older more than 40 million Americans are at risk for Osteoporosis and compression fractures. A new procedure however hopes to help those brittle back bones. Today, walking his dog is one of John Wallace FRIDAY, March 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A tiny spinal fracture can turn an active person into a shut-in. Until now, patients with these compression fractures have had limited options, but a new procedure shows promise, researchers say. Vertebral or .

Another Picture of Compression Fracture :

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