A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Your spine is made up of bones called vertebrae. The vertebrae in your neck are called cervical vertebrae, and there are 7 of them. They protect your spinal cord. A hangman's fracture is a break in ...

The neck consists of seven small bones known as cervical vertebrae. These bones sit between the base of the skull and the top of the shoulders. A broken cervical vertebra is commonly known as a broken ...

Taking the supplements may not lower fracture risks, a JAMA study found. — -- Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may not actually lower fracture risks for elder adults living independently, ...

The MRI image shows a cervical spine with normal age-related changes; however, the thoracic spine has findings suggestive of discitis at T9 to T10 (third intervertebral space up from the bottom of the ...