Metastatic cancer:
Osseous or
ligamentous spinal
trauma:
Paget's disease:
Renal disease:
Severe
osteoporosis:
Spinal fusion
surgery:
Spondylitis:
Uncontrolled
diabetes mellitus:
Glossary of Medical Terms
cancer that has spread to other parts
of your body from where it started
injury to the bones and/or tissue in
your back or spine
a disease that causes your bones to
become more sponge-like
disease of your kidneys
a serious condition where your bones
become much more fragile and easily
breakable
surgery which attempts to join
together bones in your back
a condition where you have swelling
or irritation of your backbones
when you are unable to keep control
of your insulin level with either diet or
insulin shots
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