Osteoporotic vertebral fractures: predictive factors for conservative treatment failure. A systematic review.
Marco MuratoreAndrea FerreraAlessandro MasseAlessandro BistolfiPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2017)
Shape and level of the fracture were risk factors associated with the progression of collapse, pseudoarthrosis, kyphotic deformity and neurologic impairment. MRI findings were often related to the failure of conservative treatment. If prognosis can be predicted at the early fracture stage, more aggressive treatment options, rather than conservative ones, might be considered.