What are the causes?
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Falls
- Sports injuries
- Osteoporosis
- Tumors
Diagnosis
The CPMP | Comprehensive Pain Management Partners team of spine and pain management specialists can diagnose a compression fracture during a comprehensive history, physical examination, and imaging such as Xray, CT Scan or MRI.
Treatment
- Stable, mild fractures may respond 8-12 weeks of bracing, rest and pain management.
- Stable, more severe compression fractures may need to be repaired with a minimally invasive procedure called a kyphoplasty. During a kyphoplasty a needle is placed into the fracture and bone cement is injected to build the bone height, limit further compression and to reduce pain.
- Unstable fractures are treated with surgery.
