A simple radiological method for recognizing osteoporotic thoracic vertebral compression fractures and distinguishing them from scheuermann disease

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1995-1999

  Masharawi, Youssef ^a   Rothschild, Bruce ^b,c   Peled, Nathan ^d   Hershkovitz, Israel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Compression fracture; Osteoporosis; Scheuermann disease; Spine radiology; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69749101723     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b0b789     Document Type: Article

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