Learning you have a life-changing condition is likely alarming no matter what. But if you have axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a chronic form of arthritis that dramatically increases your risk of ...

In 18 cases, a low energy injury of the spine occurred and in only 2 cases the cause was a high-energy injury (table 2). The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and ...

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors protect patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) from hip and spine fractures better than other drugs. Large US insurance claims database study comparing ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that predominantly affects the axial skeleton, leading to progressive spinal fusion and reduced flexibility. The resultant rigidity of ...

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 ...

Japanese researchers are testing a surprising, minimally invasive way to repair spine fractures. A team at Osaka Metropolitan University found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair breaks similar ...