SynthesisEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2022
Osteoporotic mid-thoracic vertebral body fractures: what are the differences compared to fractures of the lumbar spine?-a systematic review.
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- What can we learn about bone density in COPD patients from a chest CT? A systematic review.Croatian medical journal · 2024Pooled it
- Comparable 2-year functional outcomes following vertebroplasty for thoracic and lumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective cohort study.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Mid-thoracic predominance and region-specific risk factors for vertebral fractures in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- The role of physical performance measures in the physiotherapy assessment and management of older adults with osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a narrative review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Review
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- The association of microvascular disease and endothelial dysfunction with vertebral trabecular bone mineral density : The MESA study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024Article
- Georg Schmorl prize of the German spine society (DWG) 2022: current treatment for inpatients with osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures-results of the EOFTT study.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 · 2023Article
- Efficacy of cement-augmented pedicle screw fixation for osteoporotic mid-thoracic vertebral fractures.Surgical neurology international · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this systematically review is to detect differences between fractures located at the mid-thoracic spine compared to fractures of the thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) and the lumbar spine in osteoporotic vertebral body fractures.
methodsThis review is based on articles retrieved by a systematic search in the PubMed and Web of Science database for publications regarding osteoporotic fractures of the thoracolumbar spine with respect to the fracture location. Differences in prevalence, cause of fracture, fracture healing, and outcomes between the mid-thoracic spine and the TLJ and the lumbar spine were considered.
resultsAltogether, 238 articles could be retrieved from the literature search. A total of 222 articles were excluded. Thus, 16 remaining original articles were included in this systematic review comprising the topics prevalence, bone mineral density and regional blood flow, biomechanics, subsequent fractures, and outcome, respectively. The overall level of evidence of the vast majority of studies was moderate to low.
conclusionSeveral differences between osteoporotic fractures of the mid-thoracic spine compared to the TLJ and the lumbar spine could be identified. Thereby, osteoporotic mid-thoracic fractures seem to be particularly more related to frailty without a history of traumatic injury compared to osteoporotic fractures of the TLJ and the lumbar spine. Additionally, the presence of severe mid-thoracic fractures predicts subsequent fractures of the hip. In contrast, subsequent fractures of the spine are less likely.
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