99-year-old woman regains mobility following spinal procedures
Friday, December 23, 2011 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- A 99-year-old woman has returned to her daily routine after doctors repaired three separate compression fractures in her spine three times in a month. Specialists at the University of Rochester Medical Center repaired the brittle vertebra using bone glue while the patient was under sedation, which is easier for elderly patients.