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Vertebral Compression Fracture (cont.)

Surgery

Surgery may be required to prevent the spine from pressing on the spinal cord or to stabilize the vertebra adjacent to the fracture site.



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The lumbar vertebrae are the 5 largest and strongest of all vertebrae in the spine.

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