Compression Fracture
- Compression fractures are common in individuals with osteoporosis
- Diagnosis is done using lateral x-rays
- On x-ray there is a loss of anterior, middle or posterior vertebral height by 20%. This shows the typical ‘wedge’ shape
- Treatment: observations and pain management mostly
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By Akihiko Ozaki, Finger Fractures as an Early Manifestation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Among Young Patients: A Case Report of a 30-Year-Old Male With Recurrent Osteoporotic FracturesMay 2016Medicine 95(20):e3683, DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000003683, LicenseCC BY 4.0
