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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