TY  - JOUR
TI  - Vertebral compression fractures: Still an unpredictable aspect of osteoporosis
AB  - Abstract: Vertebral compression fracture is a hallmark of osteoporosis (OP) and by far the most prevalent fragility fracture. It is well proven that patients who develop a vertebral compression fracture are at substantial risk for additional fractures. Diagnosis is based on adequate clinical evaluation, imaging, and laboratory tests. The imaging of OP and fragility fractures includes conventional radiology to evaluate spinal fractures, bone mineral density (BMD) testing by dual energy x-ray densitometry, quantitative computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, bone scintigraphy (if necessary), and ultrasound. Screening and treatment of individuals with high risk of osteoporotic fracture are cost-effective, but approximately two-thirds of the vertebral compression fractures (VCF) that occur each year are not accurately diagnosed and, therefore, not treated. Evaluation of VCFs, even though they may be asymptomatic, seems essential to health-related and/or clinical research on OP.Key words: Osteoporosis, spine, spinal fractures, bone density
AU  - Korkmaz, Gizem Olgu
AU  - Gokce Kutsal, F. Yesim
DO  - 10.3906/sag-2005-315
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 51
IS  - 2
SN  - 1300-0144
SP  - 393
EP  - 399
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/483535
ER  -