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- Often, after fractures (broken bones), surgical therapy must be performed to restore the stability of the bone. This mainly concerns fractures of the hip and thigh.
- For fractures of the vertebral bodies, the type of therapy depends on whether the fracture is stable or unstable. In stable fractures, it is usually sufficient to wear orthoses (orthopedic devices worn on the outside of the body as a support apparatus).In unstable fractures or those that narrow the spinal canal, surgical therapy consists of decompression and stabilization of the spine (For more information, see “Osteoporosis of the spine” under the subtopic “Surgical therapy”).
