hip or spine) due to osteoporosis.Ĥ 'Just for Men,' National Osteoporosis Foundation, Accessed April 10, 2013. As many as 25% of men over age 50 will suffer a bone fracture (e.g. While osteoporosis is far more prevalent in women - approximately four times as many women have low bone mass or osteoporosis as men - it still occurs in men. See Signs and Complications of Osteoporosis 3rd., 'Epidemiology of spinal osteoporosis,' Spine, 1997 22:2S-11S. In fact, it is estimated that approximately 25% of all postmenopausal women in the United States have had a vertebral compression fracture.ģ Melton L.J. Osteoporosis is especially common in postmenopausal women. See What You Need to Know About Osteoporosis 3rd, 'The worldwide problem of osteoporosis: insights afforded by epidemiology,' Bone, 1995, 17(5 Suppl): p. each year.ġ 'Advances in Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Presented at 7th,' National Osteoporosis Foundation, Accessed April 10, 2013. Spinal compression fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis are actually quite common, occurring in approximately 700,000 people in the U.S. A wedge compression fracture is generally a mechanically stable fracture pattern. This process results in a wedge-shaped vertebra. The term "wedge fracture" is used because the fracture usually occurs in the front of the vertebra, collapsing the bone in the front of the spine and leaving the back of the same bone unchanged. Types of FractureĪ spinal fracture due to osteoporosis (weak bones) is commonly referred to as a compression fracture, but can also be called a vertebral fracture, osteoporotic fracture, or wedge fracture. This article provides in-depth information on vertebral compression fractures, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. They often occur in the upper lumbar segments as well, such as L1. They rarely occur above the T7 level of the spine. These compression fractures can occur in vertebrae anywhere in the spine, but they tend to occur most commonly in the upper back ( thoracic spine), particularly in the lower vertebrae of that section of the spine (e.g.
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