Saving the Spine: New Treatments for Vertebral Compression Fractures

Summary While conditions like cancer and heart disease can be life-threatening there are other diseases that are "quality-of-life threatening" like osteoporosis. Especially osteoporosis where there have already been fractures of the spine. But there are effective treatments for osteoporosis and new surgical techniques to repair the spine with far less pain and suffering than traditional surgeries. In this program we explore the treatments available for people who have had a vertebral compression fracture and see how innovative surgical procedures are allowing them to live well with osteoporosis.

S12.E3 ∙ Saving the Spine: New Treatments for Vertebral Compression Fractures

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Stars : Ellen Marguerite Cullivan Carlos Pagan Mubin Syed Sumeet Patel

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Apr 29, 2009

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Information Television Network

Summary While conditions like cancer and heart disease can be life-threatening there are other diseases that are "quality-of-life threatening" like osteoporosis. Especially osteoporosis where there have already been fractures of the spine. But there are effective treatments for osteoporosis and new surgical techniques to repair the spine with far less pain and suffering than traditional surgeries. In this program we explore the treatments available for people who have had a vertebral compression fracture and see how innovative surgical procedures are allowing them to live well with osteoporosis.

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Apr 29, 2009

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Information Television Network

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