Spine Anatomy Spine conditions Degenerative disc disease   • Spondylolisthesis   • Trauma   • Arthritis   • Osteoporosis   • Scoliosis   • Diagnostic tools Treatments options Informed decision-making Info your doctor may need Links Glossary About us			Home >> Spine conditions >> Trauma Traumatic episodes can cause vertebrae fractures. In worse cases, the bones can push on the spinal cord, causing paralysis. Instabilities after spinal fractures are often treated surgically. Other complications which can occur are loss of spinal alignment due to collapse of vertebrae at the fracture site. This can leave the patient with a hunch back which may or may not be painful, but it could be treated surgically even a long time after the fracture.
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