Spinal Fractures – Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis |Mehta Spine

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Spinal Fractures Causes, Symptoms and
Diagnosis

• A fracture to the vertebrae that make up the
  spine is termed as a spinal fracture. The
  dislocation or break caused by the fracture can
  pinch the spinal nerves emanating spinal cord
  resulting in back pain, numbness, weakness,
  difficulty in walking, inability to move and even
  paralysis.
• Spinal fractures can occur
  at any part of the spine. Cervical, thoracic or
  lumbar. While 15 of the spinal fractures occur
  in the cervical spine, 65 of the fractures
  happen in the thoracic spine.

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Types of Spinal Fractures, Causes Diagnosis

• Spinal fractures are generally classified into
  stable and unstable spinal fractures. While both
  types of fractures can be painful, a stable
  fracture does not compromise the stability of the
  spine like a unstable fracture does.  A breakage
  of vertebrae that are classified under unstable
  fracture destabilises the spine impacting its
  ability to hold the weight of the torso. Unstable
  spinal fracture van further impact the health of
  the spinal cord long after the fracture causing
  neurological damage and progressive spinal
  deformities like scoliosis, kyphosis or lordosis.

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Types of Spinal Fractures, Causes Diagnosis

• Sports collisions, accidents, falls and other
  traumatic experiences are some of the common
  causes of spinal fractures. In addition to them,
  acquired disorders like osteoporosis, spinal
  tumours, spinal fractures according to Children
  and Adult Spinal Surgeon Mr Jwalant S. Mehta.
  Spinal fractures can be diagnosed by imaging
  studies like x-ray and CT scans of the injured
  spine.

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Symptoms, Treatment for Spinal Fractures

• Spinal fracture symptoms depend on the location
  and severity of the injury.  Symptoms of the
  fracture can include pain, numbness, weakness,
  muscle spasm, lower leg weakness bowel or bladder
  problems, paralysis i.e. loss of movement.

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Symptoms, Treatment for Spinal Fractures

• Majority of the fractures are treated
  conservatively where the bone is allowed to heal
  naturally without any race or surgery. The
  healing process, on average can take anywhere
  between 3 to 4 months with the majority of the
  pain subsiding in 6 weeks. However conservative
  treatments are effective for all types of spinal
  fractures. Braces and orthotics are used to treat
  stable fractures to align the spine, immobilize
  it for better healing and pain restriction.
  Surgical procedures like spinal fusion where
  vertebrae are fused together using bone graft are
  used to treats unstable spinal fractures.
  Kyphoplasty Vertebroplasty are minimally
  invasive procedures that are employed to treat
  spinal fractures commonly caused by spinal
  tumours or osteoporosis.

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Symptoms, Treatment for Spinal Fractures

• That said any type of spinal fracture needs
  immediate attention of an expert spine surgeon in
  UK to improve the chance of successful recovery.
  For more information or help regarding the
  treatment of any type of spine problems in the
  UK, you can contact Children and Adult Spinal
  Surgeon Mr Jwalant S. Mehta, here https//www.meh
  taspine.co.uk/

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• Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
• BMI The Priory Hospital
• Spire Parkway Hospital
• Bromsgrove Private Clinic

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