Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis Treatment

Hi! My 86 year old mom is suffering yet another vertebral compression fracture (L1 and L3 have been ... other fractures in 2006 and 2008, her doctor and an orthopedic surgeon said there s no treatment other ... View answer

Had MRI lumbar spine here are rsults .. I am concerned with L5 vertebral hemangioma ? Is this cancer ? Is this a blood clot , i am taking estrogen and progestro ... View answer

My Mri states, Hemangiaoma (13X13mm) in the T4 vertebral body with possible non-fat-containing hemangioam(8X6mm) in the C6 vertebral body. Bone Scan correlation for the latter lesion is recommended. What ... View answer

My MRI states "here is a lesion seen in the posterior T4 vertebral body which measures 13 X 13mm and is isointense to fat. A smaller lesion measuring 8X6 mm is seen in the C6 vertebral body and this ... View answer

[I have had nine back surgeries and am now fused from C5 thru S2. I have severe muscle spasms that happen in different parts of my body at different times. There is a significant neuropathy from my knees down. The spasms... View answer

Is minimal bilateral apical pleural thickening normal.minimal linear opacity right midlung and right lung apex.there is diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis involving 2 lower thoracic vertebral ... View answer

[I just got my MRI back and it says I have a problem in my l4 and l5 vertebrae. it says I have a protrusion type postural laterally displacing the proximal left l4 nerve root and that I have a neuro compression vest... View answer

[My husband had a car accident June 19th and broke his L1 vertebrae. He has some nerve damage but is doing fairly well with therapy. They did surgery on his back the next day and stabilized the fracture, my question is can... View answer

seen from C5 to C7 vertebral bodies with reduced IV disc spaced between C5-C6 vertebral bodies. Rest of the visualized vertebral are normal. spinal curve apper normal Pl advice for further... View answer

at c5/c6 interface with fracture across the c6 vertebral body and is resulting in complex disruption of the vertebral column with overriding of the two ends of spine over one another in the antero ... View answer