It points to a 300-patient trial published in the Lancet this year that found kyphoplasty was better than nonsurgical care for relieving spine fracture pain and improving function.

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Onions was ruled out of England's tour of Bangladesh in March 2010, and underwent surgery in the autumn to repair a hairline fracture of the spine.

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Menino, who used a cane to walk to the podium, has had persistent health problems including a six-week hospital stay last year to treat a respiratory infection and a compression fracture in his spine.

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Denny Hamlin suffered a compression fracture in his lower spine during Sunday's last-lap crash at Fontana, Calif.

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It builds bone density by 5% to 10% in the spine and hip and cuts in half the risk of a debilitating hip fracture.

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It targets the bones of the spine, hips, wrists, and ribs, which are common sites that fracture.

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