Osteoporotic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae: diagnosis and conservative treatment | Zendy

Ulrich Spiegl | Zendy; Hartmut Bork | Zendy; S. Grüninger | Zendy; Uwe Maus | Zendy; Georg Osterhoff | Zendy; Max J. Scheyerer | Zendy; Philipp Pieroh | Zendy; Jörg Schnoor | Zendy; ChristophEckhard Heyde | Zendy; Klaus J. Schnake | Zendy

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Osteoporotic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae: diagnosis and conservative treatment

Author(s) -

Ulrich Spiegl,

Hartmut Bork,

S. Grüninger,

Uwe Maus,

Georg Osterhoff,

Max J. Scheyerer,

Philipp Pieroh,

Jörg Schnoor,

ChristophEckhard Heyde,

Klaus J. Schnake

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

deutsches ärzteblatt international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436

H-Index - 60

ISSN - 1866-0452

DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0295

Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , evidence based medicine , lumbar , osteoporosis , lumbar vertebrae , physical therapy , conservative treatment , radiology , systematic review , sports medicine , medline , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law

The prevalence of osteoporotic vertebral body fractures in Europe is 18-26%. Although most of these injuries can be treated conservatively, the underlying concepts have not been defined clearly or uniformly. In this article, we present the current state of the evidence on the diagnosis and conservative treatment of osteoporotic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.

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