Journal article
Anatomical distribution of vertebral fractures: comparison of pediatric and adult spines
Abstract
We compared the distribution of vertebral fractures in adults and children and found that fractures occurred in different locations in the two age groups. This likely relates to the different shape of the immature spine.IntroductionWe hypothesized that the anatomical distribution of vertebral fractures (VF) would be different in children compared to adults.MethodsWe compared the distribution of VF defined using the Genant semi-quantitative …
Authors
Siminoski K; Lee K-C; Jen H; Warshawski R; Matzinger MA; Shenouda N; Charron M; Coblentz C; Dubois J; Kloiber R
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 1999–2008
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00198-011-1837-1
ISSN
0937-941X