Reconsideration of the relevance of mild wedge or short vertebral height deformities across a broad age distribution

• Published in: Osteoporosis international Vol. 25; no. 11; pp. 2609 - 2615
• Main Authors: Yu, W., Lin, Q., Zhou, X., Shao, H., Sun, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.11.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Endocrinology; Female; Fractures; Humans; Infant; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Orthopedics; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Osteoporotic Fractures - epidemiology; Prevalence; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; Rheumatology; Spinal Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Fractures - epidemiology; Spine - abnormalities; Spine - diagnostic imaging; Vertebrae; Vertebral fracture; Osteoporosis; Age

Summary Based on an evaluation of vertebral fracture prevalence on lateral radiographs across all age groups in a large cohort, mild or wedge-shaped vertebral body changes identified among adults should be managed as osteoporosis or at least considered as a risk factor for osteoporotic fracture, sin...