Bracing and Fixation for Vertebral Fractures: Surprisingly Optional?

My wife’s terrible accident, and a whirlwind tour of the science and biomechanics of her spine brace.

Minimally invasive far lateral debridement combined with posterior instrumentation for thoracic and lumbar tuberculosis without severe kyphosis, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Scoliosis in Children

The trauma oral (Section 7) - Postgraduate Orthopaedics

Direct Transpedicular C2 Fixation for the Surgical Management of Hangman's Fractures: A “Second Youth” for the Judet Approach

Unusual traumatic spondyloptosis causing complete transaction of spinal cord

Post-operative complications of tibial plateau fractures treated with screws or hybrid external fixation

Differences in surgical outcome after anterior corpectomy and reconstruction with an expandable cage with rectangular footplates between thoracolumbar and lumbar osteoporotic vertebral fracture - ScienceDirect

Figure 2 from Short-Segment Fixation for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture: Reinforcing Pedicle Screws with Universal Clamps

Shoulder and Elbow Fractures in Athletes Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Vertebro and Kyphoplasty

Cureus, Long-Segment Versus Short-Segment Pedicle Screw Fixation Including Fractured Vertebrae for the Management of Unstable Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures

This full body brace supports the back and encourages good spine alignment. Plus it comes with an abdominal belt and corset pulley system that

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