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What is best treatment for a crush fracture of t7 ?

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Dr. John Michalski answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

See spine doc: Orthopedic spine doc is your best bet. Determine if high or low energy injury, amount of collapse, nerve root involvement, osteoporosis, ? Tumor.

Answered 12/7/2012

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Dr. Thomas Rohde answered

Specializes in Anti-Aging Medicine

Kyphoplasty: Kyphoplasty or injection of a bone cement to stabilize the vertebrae and fragments often provides rapid pain relief. Then you need to explore why the crush injury if it wasn't traumatic. At 46 this shouldn't happen without trauma as a cause!

Answered 12/23/2012

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