Hyperkyphosis following a vertebral compression fracture which affects elderly people and others who sustain this injury is another example. Although pain in the thoracic spine area is common ...

First columnist Sam Kirton's truck malfunctioned. Then he received some unfortunate medical news. It was just one of those days.

A vertebra might be defective from the time a person is born, or a vertebra may be broken by trauma or a stress fracture. In addition, vertebrae can be broken down by infection or disease.

The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebra. For example ... to the breastbone is a common cause of chest pain, as are rib fractures. Rib deformities occur in some babies during childbirth ...

Each vertebra is numbered and grouped into 5 regions. Diagram. There are 7 cervical vertebrae in the cervical region. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae in the thoracic region. There are 5 lumbar ...

(B) Sagittal T2 images of lower cervical and thoracic spine, revealing distal extent of syrinx (arrow) and prior vertebral fracture.

Both the proximal and distal segments of the endograft have scalloped flares, which are to facilitate endograft conformity in a tortuous thoracic ... with stent fracture in 32%.