ReviewTurkish journal of medical sciences2021
Vertebral compression fractures: Still an unpredictable aspect of osteoporosis
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Pathological spine fractures].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Guideline
- Advantages of unilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of osteoporosis · 2024Pooled it
- Early cement augmentation may be a good treatment option for pain relief for osteoporotic compression fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty combined with minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation versus percutaneous vertebroplasty alone in the treatment of elderly osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2026Trial
- Unilateral Dual-Plane Puncture Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Reduces Re-Collapse in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures by Advancing Cement Delivery.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Trial
- Kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures: the blue zone effect.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Integration of metabolomics and machine learning algorithm for discovery of early diagnostic biomarkers of osteoporosis.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2026Article
- Bone-Targeted Therapies and Spinal Morphometry in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Real-World Longitudinal Retrospective Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Vertebral fracture risk in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer receiving TSH-suppressive therapy.Endocrine connections · 2026Article
- Radiological evaluation and complications of percutaneous vertebroplasty and fenestrated pedicle screw fixation with bone cement augmentation: propensity-score matched cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
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- Concomitant osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture and infectious spondylitis in a patient with herpes zoster: A case report.Medicine · 2026Article
- Codonopsis pilosula extract protects against osteoporosis by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation.Journal of molecular histology · 2026Article
- Living with an osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a qualitative exploration of patient and healthcare professional perspectives.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Pain Following Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Transpedicular lower vertebral space osteotomy for thoracolumbar kyphosis secondary to old osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Retrospective study on the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with alfacalcidol and percutaneous kyphoplasty.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Diagnostic value of computed tomography plus magnetic resonance imaging in assessing the benign and malignant nature of vertebral compression fractures.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Association between platelet-to-albumin ratio and total spine bone mineral density in older adults with thoracolumbar fragility fractures: a retrospective cross-sectional study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Vertebral compression fracture is a hallmark of osteoporosis (OP) and by far the most prevalent fragility fracture. It is well proven that patients who develop a vertebral compression fracture are at substantial risk for additional fractures. Diagnosis is based on adequate clinical evaluation, imaging, and laboratory tests. The imaging of OP and fragility fractures includes conventional radiology to evaluate spinal fractures, bone mineral density (BMD) testing by dual energy x-ray densitometry, quantitative computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, bone scintigraphy (if necessary), and ultrasound. Screening and treatment of individuals with high risk of osteoporotic fracture are cost-effective, but approximately two-thirds of the vertebral compression fractures (VCF) that occur each year are not accurately diagnosed and, therefore, not treated. Evaluation of VCFs, even though they may be asymptomatic, seems essential to health-related and/or clinical research on OP.
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