Osteoporosis, which literally means “porous bones,” is a condition categorized by progressive bone loss. It’s a major health problem, affecting more than 44 million Americans. Though it’s not ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by decreased bone density and strength, leading to fragile, brittle bones that ...

This week we are going to discuss a fracture of the spine which occurs many times spontaneously as a result of osteoporosis. The spinal compression fracture is a fracture of the vertebral body (the ...

Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal ...

Premenopausal women and men with endocrine- or medication-related risks for osteoporosis may be affected, and timely bone ...

UCSF orthopedic surgeons are studying the long-term effects of a new spine repair surgery for osteoporosis sufferers. Kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive procedure developed in the San Francisco Bay ...

Without intervention, osteoporotic bones simply deteriorate and grow increasingly more brittle with age.Photograph: BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images On 16 June 2023, I got my first Dexa scan.

Researchers in Osaka have found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair spinal fractures similar to those caused by ...

For many years, older adult patients who fractured their hip typically spent most of their recovery time with orthopedic ...