Recognizing and reporting vertebral fractures: reducing the risk of future osteoporotic fractures.

OBJECTIVE: Given the increasing evidence that vertebral fractures are underdiagnosed and not acted on, Osteoporosis Canada and the Canadian Association of Radiologists initiated a project to develop and publish a set of recommendations to promote and facilitate the diagnosis and reporting of vertebral fractures. OPTIONS: The identification of spinal fractures is not uniform. More than 65% of vertebral fractures cause no symptoms. It is also …