ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2021
Thoracolumbar flexion dysfunction and thoracolumbar compression fracture in postmenopausal women: a single-center retrospective study.
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- A comparison of hidden blood loss between the Wiltse approach with pedicle screw fixation and the percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for neurologically intact thoracolumbar fractures.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2026Article
- Rates of lumbar vertebral body compression fracture after basivertebral nerve ablation: A retrospective study utilizing a large national database.Interventional pain medicine · 2025Article
- Reference intervals of adjacent disc height in fresh osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures and the association with postoperative adjacent segment complications: a quantitative study in Chinese postmenopausal women.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- The synthes femoral neck system (FNS): a technical tip and case series.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- A Clinical Comparative Study on Percutaneous and Open Approaches for Screw Internal Fixation in Treating Thoracolumbar Fractures.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Dynamic Spine Hyperflexion Is Related to Vertebral Compression Fractures in Postmenopausal Women.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate whether thoracolumbar flexion dysfunctions increase the risk of thoracolumbar compression fractures in postmenopausal women.
methodsThe records of postmenopausal women with thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures and without vertebral compression fractures were surveyed. Demographic data, clinical data, and quantitative computed tomography (QCT) findings were compared between the groups. Chi-squared tests, unpaired t-tests, Spearman, and Mann-Whitney U were used to assess the group characteristics and proportions. The relationship between the risk of fracture and the difference of Cobb's angle of thoracolumbar segment (DCTL) was evaluated by logistic regression. DCTL was calculated by subtracting thoracolumbar Cobb's angles (TLCobb's) from thoracolumbar hyperflexion Cobb's angles (TLHCobb's). Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) values and spinal osteoarthritis (OA) of postmenopausal women in the two groups were compared.
results102 of 312 were enrolled to the study group of postmenopausal women with the fracture, and 210 of 312 were enrolled to the control group of postmenopausal women without the fracture. There were significant differences in QCT values and spinal OA including disc narrowing (DSN) and osteophytes (OPH) between the two groups (p < 0.001 for all four). The risk of thoracolumbar compression fractures in the postmenopausal women with DCTL ≤ 8.7° was 9.95 times higher (95% CI 5.31-18.64) than that with > 8.7° after adjusting for age, BMI, and QCT values.
conclusionLow DCTL may be a risk factor of thoracolumbar compression fractures in postmenopausal women, and a DCTL ≤ 8.7° can be a threshold value of thoracolumbar compression fractures.
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