Login / Signup

Which anatomic structures are responsible for the reduction loss after hybrid stabilization of osteoporotic fractures of the thoracolumbar spine?

Ulrich Josef Albert SpieglAnnette B AhrbergChristine AnemüllerJan-Sven JarversStefan GlasmacherNicolaus von der HöhChristoph JostenChristoph-Eckhard Heyde
Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)
The mean reduction loss was moderate 3 years after hybrid stabilization of unstable osteoporotic vertebral fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. A significant loss of both adjacent disc heights and the central vertebral body was seen, with the highest loss in the superior adjacent disc significantly outranging the reference disc. The superior adjacent intervertebral disc and the central part of the fractured vertebral body seem to be responsible for the majority of reduction loss.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • postmenopausal women
  • body composition