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Introduction Tracheostomy is essentially a “shortcut” into the airway that “bypasses” the upper airway. Most tracheostomies are performed for ventilator support in critically ill patients or as a temporary airway to accompany surgical procedures on the oral cavity, pharynx, or…

Compression fractures of vertebral bodies affect approximately 750,000 people each year in the United States and up to 25% of postmenopausal women. The leading cause of vertebral compression fractures is osteoporosis, a disease that affects 44 million Americans. Younger patients…