Patient with spine fractures can walk out of the hospital with non-invasive treatment on same day. Painful osteoporotic spine fractures can be fixed without open spine surgery.

Risk factor of osteoporosis:

Advanced age, Asthma, Emphysema, Menopause, Diabetes, Chronic steroid use  Rheumatoid arthritis

Consequences of osteoporosis

Weak bone lead to compression fracture of spine causing severe pain, deformity, immobilization and failure to thrive.

What to be done in past ?

In previous decades, when this technology, is not available, multiple vertebral compression fractures have been managed with rest, cast or brace application with immobilisation or with major surgery like screw or rod fixations, which requires open the spine and these treatments have resulted in limited outcome or unfavoured prognosis, which impact the quality of life and also morbidity and mortality.