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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2026

The development and validation of a prediction model for imminent vertebral osteoporotic fracture in postmenopausal women.

Shengliang Lin, Yixin Luo, Yafen Xie, Yuanjing Liao, Shangbo Niu, Yurong Zheng, Qiuyang Que, Shuxi Ye, Fucheng Liu, Lan Feng and 3 more

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Shengliang Lin *Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Avenue, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Yixin Luo *Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Shatai South Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, 1023-1063, China.
Yafen Xie *Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Avenue, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Yuanjing LiaoDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Avenue, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Shangbo NiuDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Avenue, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Yurong ZhengDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Avenue, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Qiuyang QueDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China.
Shuxi YeDepartment of Orthopedics, People's hospital of Ganzhou, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China.
Fucheng LiuDepartment of Radiology, People's hospital of Ganzhou, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China.
Lan FengDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Avenue, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Wenjuan YanDepartment of Conservative and Endodontic Dentistry, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Chongyang DuanDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Shatai South Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, 1023-1063, China. donyduang@126.com.
Dehong YangDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Avenue, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. drmyang@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7896-8474

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Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Program key projects 202103000052
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purposeThis study aimed to develop and validate a new model that focused on the risk of imminent vertebral fractures in women with osteoporosis.

methodsData from 2,048 patients were extracted from three hospitals, of which 1,720 patients passed the inclusion and exclusion screen. The patients from Nanfang Hospital (NFH) were randomized at a 2:1 ratio to create a training cohort (n = 709) and an internal validation cohort (n = 355), with the patients from the other two hospitals (n = 656) used for external validation. The risk factors included in the imminent osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) prediction model (labelled TVF) were sorted by the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and constructed by logistic regression. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), the decision curve, and the clinical impact curves of the optimal model were analyzed to verify the model.

resultsThere were 138 and 161 fresh fractures in NFH and the other two hospitals, respectively. The lowest BMD T value and the history of vertebral fracture were integrated into the TVF model. The prediction power of TVF was demonstrated by the AUCs of 0.788 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.728-0.849) in the training cohort and 0.774 (95% CI, 0.705-0.842) in the internal validation cohort, and 0.790 (95% CI, 0.742-0.839) and 0.741 (95% CI, 0.668-0.813) in the external validation cohorts.

conclusionThe TVF model demonstrated good discrimination to stratify the imminent risk of OVCFs. We therefore consider the model as a pertinent commencement in the search for more accurate imminent OVCFs prediction.

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Osteoporosis, PostmenopausalOsteoporotic FracturesSpinal FracturesAgedAged, 80 and overBone DensityFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPrediction AlgorithmsRisk FactorsBone mineral densityFracture risk assessmentImminent vertebral fracturesOsteoporosis

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