T12 compression fracture8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() 8 OVCFs (22.9%) showed no change of the vertebral body configuration. 3), 7 OVCFs (20%) showed biconcave deformity and 3 OVCFs (8.6%) showed crush deformity on the follow up MRI. Among 35 OVCFs with type 3 low SI pattern, 17 OVCFs (48.6%) showed anterior wedge deformity ( Fig. 2 OVCFS (14.3%) showed no changes of the vertebral body configuration. 4, 5) and 1 OVCF (7.1%) showed crush deformity on the follow up MRI. Among 14 OVCFs with type 2 low SI pattern, 1 OVCF (7.1%) showed anterior wedge deformity, 10 OVCFs (71.4%) showed biconcave deformity ( Fig. 1 OVCF (3.8%) showed no change of vertebral body configuration. Among 26 OVCFs with type 1 low SI pattern, 3 OVCFs (11.5%) showed anterior wedge deformity, 9 OVCFs (34.6%) showed biconcave deformity and 13 OVCFs (50%) showed crush deformity on the follow up MRI ( Fig. For each low SI type according to the early bone marrow edema pattern on T1WI, the frequency of vertebral deformity type was assessed. 839-848.The results of the relationship between the low SI of OVCFs according to early bone marrow edema pattern on T1WI and vertebral deformity types of OVCFs on the follow up MRI are shown in Table 2. Cement Leakage in Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Identification of Risk Factors. The presence of other health care problems called comorbidities can slow down the healing process more than anything else. The real factors that seem to make the most difference are the patient's age, severity of fracture, type of fracture, and overall general health. Whether it is "better" or "worse" to have a fracture at one level over another is not something that has been researched. Likewise, a fall that results in the person hitting the back of the head and/or upper back could cause fractures higher up in the spine. Older adults who are bent forward with their spine curved in kyphosis (forward curve) have very different load and force placed on the vertebral bodies when compared with upright posture. For example, a fall on the buttocks is more likely to fracture the lumbar spine than the upper thoracic vertebrae. The mechanism of injury (e.g., fall, twist, cough) and force placed on the bone may determine where the fracture develops. So you can see that a fracture at T5 (upper end of the thoracic spine) is less common than most other locations. The numbers gradually declined from 15 fractures at 元 to 11 at L4 and five at L5. ![]() At the L1 to 元 levels, there were between 20 and 26 fractures. Then the largest number were at T12 (26 of the 177 fractures located here). The number increased slightly to around 14 between T8 and 11. There were five fractures at T5, 10 fractures each at T6 and T7. But fractures occur anywhere from T5 to L5.Īccording to a recent study of 177 osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (in 89 adults), the distribution follows a bell-shaped curve. The most common vertebra affected is at the bottom of the thoracic spine where the lumbar spine begins (T12 and L1). Research shows that the distribution of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures varies. As a result, something as simple as coughing, twisting, or lifting can cause a vertebra to fracture. Spine bones that are weakened from osteoporosis may become unable to support normal stress and pressure. About 700,000 cases of compression fractures due to osteoporosis occur each year in the United States. A compression fracture of a spine bone (vertebra) causes the bone to collapse in height.Ĭompression fractures are most common in older adults as a result of osteoporosis (decreased bone density causing brittle bones). The surgeon mentioned this was "unusual." What is more typical? Does it matter what level is affected?Ī: From your reading you now know that compression fractures are the most common type of fracture affecting the spine. We are new to all this so we looked at your Patient Guide to Spinal Compression Fractures. Q: My 88-year-old mother just suffered her first vertebral compression fracture. ![]()
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