A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...
You've got a few key treatment goals when you have a compression fracture of the spine. You want to ease the pain, heal the fracture, and treat the osteoporosis that weakened your bones and caused ...