A pelvic fracture is any type of break in one or more bones of the pelvic ring, which consists of three bones: the sacrum, which is a triangular-shaped bone at the base of the spine the two hip ...

Oct. 15, 2008 -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan is hospitalized in Los Angeles due to a fracture in her pelvis and sacrum ... by Reagan is not uncommon among elderly women with osteoporosis ...

Sacral insufficiency fractures are types of stress fractures that typically occur in older people, especially older people who were assigned female at birth with osteoporosis. As we age ...

DUBLIN - March 14, 2017 - Medtronic plc (MDT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance of Kyphon(TM) Xpede Bone Cement for fixation of ...

with hip fractures carrying especially serious health risks, including disability and mortality in the elderly. Pathological changes in bone ⦁ Healthy bones continuously undergo a process of ...

New technology to enhance clinical bone imaging and decrease osteoporotic fractures in the elderly has been developed by a team in the US. The microstructure of this femur is clearly visible as a ...