Common treatments for lumbar compression fracture of two or three vertebrae include conservative treatment and surgery, and the most suitable and effective treatment is chosen according to the different conditions of patients.
1. Conservative treatment: The compression fracture of lumbar vertebrae is very mild, and bed rest is generally recommended. You can turn over and lie on your side in bed, but you cannot sit up. During conservative treatment, calcium supplements such as Calcium Vitamin D can be taken every day, and a lumbar spine brace can be worn to immobilize the fracture.
2. Surgery: For middle-aged or elderly patients or patients with severe fractures, minimally invasive percutaneous vertebroplasty can be performed, which strengthens the vertebral body by injecting cement or artificial bone into the diseased vertebral body. Bed rest is not advocated for middle-aged and elderly people, as the amount of bone loss per 1 week of bed rest is relatively large, and patients with severe fractures are difficult to recover on their own through conservative treatment.
When lumbar vertebral compression fracture occurs, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment. The above medication needs to follow the doctor’s advice.