Epidemiology and reporting of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in patients with long-term hospital records based on routine clinical CT imaging.

ABSTRACT: Osteoporotic vertebral fractures signify an increased risk of future fractures and mortality and can manifest the diagnosis of osteoporosis. We investigated the prevalence of vertebral fractures in routine CT of patients with long-term hospital records. Three out of ten patients showed osteoporotic vertebral fractures (VFs) corresponding to the highest rates reported in European population-based studies.

Introduction

VFs are a common manifestation of osteoporosis, which influences future fracture risk. Their epidemiology has been investigated in population-based studies. However, few studies report the prevalence of osteoporotic VF in patients seen in clinical routine and include all common fracture levels of the thoracolumbar spine. The purpose of this study was to investigate the

SUBMITTER: Loffler MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8844161 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature