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A compression fracture is a collapse of a vertebra. It may be due to trauma or due to a weakening of the vertebra (compare with burst fracture ). This weakening is seen in patients with osteoporosis or osteogenesis imperfecta, lytic lesions from metastatic or primary tumors, [1] or infection. [2] In healthy patients, it is most often seen in ...
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What is a vertebral compression fracture (VCF)?
What is a compression fracture?
Aug 4, 2023 · Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) of the spinal column occur secondary to an axial/compressive (and to a lesser extent, flexion) load with resultant biomechanical failure of the bone resulting in a fracture. VCFs by definition compromise the anterior column of the spine, thereby resulting in compromise to the anterior half of the vertebral body (VB) and the anterior longitudinal ligament ...
- Chester J. Donnally, Christine M. DiPompeo, Matthew Varacallo
- 2023/08/04
- 2021
Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) occur when the bony block or vertebral body in the spine collapses, which can lead to severe pain, deformity and loss of height. These fractures more commonly occur in the thoracic spine (the middle portion of the spine), especially in the lower part.
Compression fractures are small breaks in the vertebrae (bones in your spine). They're more common in women over 50. As bones weaken with age and osteoporosis, they're more likely to break. Over time, breaks in the vertebrae cause the spine to collapse and curve over. Treatment includes rest, medications, braces and minimally invasive surgery.
Jul 1, 2016 · Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are the most common complication of osteoporosis, affecting more than 700,000 Americans annually. Fracture risk increases with age, with four in 10 white ...
Apr 3, 2023 · Vertebral compression fractures affect more than 1.5 million Americans annually, 10.7 per 1000 women and 5.7 per 1000 men. If the clinician diagnoses a vertebral compression fracture, there is a fivefold increase in the new incidence of fracture, and two fractures increase the risk by twelvefold.
