compression of the spine

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• Compression fracture — Classification and external resources Compression fracture of the fourth lumbar vertebra post falling from a height. ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Vertebral compression fracture — A fracture that collapses a spinal vertebra as a result of the compression of bone, leading to collapse of the vertebrae much like a sponge collapses under the pressure of one s hand. Although they may occur without pain, such vertebral fractures …   Medical dictionary

• Nerve compression — “Pinching” a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully compressed by a ruptured disc in the lower spine causing sciatica. In nerve compression there is pressure on a nerve root or a peripheral nerve …   Medical dictionary

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