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Vertebrae

Health Encyclopedia: Causes And Risk Factors Of Compression Fractures Of The Back

Definition

Compression fractures of the back are broken vertebrae, which are the bones of the spine.

Alternative Names

Vertebral compression fractures

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Vertebrae are the bones of the back. In a compression fracture of the vertebrae, the bone tissue of the vertebral body collapses. More than one vertebra may be affected. This condition may be caused by osteoporosis (the most common cause), tumor, or trauma to the back...

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Expert & Community Posts

Can I Have a Spinal Fracture Even If I Have No Pain?

By Neil Gonter, MD , Health Expert

...vertebral fracture assessment (VFA, a side scan of the vertebrae using a bone density machine).... Read more »

Low Back Pain? Strengthen Your Core

By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...or coccyx. The spinal column consists of 5 lumbar vertebrae which are cylindrical bony... Read more »

Hypograstric Plexus Block

By Pete , Health Expert

...needle in my back until it passes in front of my L5/S1 vertebra. The hypograstic plexus is... Read more »

Can an Accident Trigger Osteoarthritis?

By Dr. Jonathan Krant , Health Expert

...altered mechanics and regional blood flow in both vertebral bodies and the intravertebral discs.... Read more »

Is Your Doctor Screening for Silent Fractures?

By Pam Flores , Health Expert

...read about osteoporosis, you've undoubtedly heard of vertebral fractures and how two-thirds of... Read more »

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Health Guide

Spine Anatomy 101

...bunch of blocks stacked on top of each other (see image). These blocks have a fancy medical name—vertebrae. These 33 vertebrae form a tube that shelters your spinal cord (the huge superhighway... Read more »

Symptoms of Compression Fractures of the Back

...tests Physical examination may show kyphosis. There is also tenderness over the injured vertebrae. A spine x-ray shows at least one compressed vertebra that is shorter than the... Read more »

Cervical spondylosis

...spondylosis is a disorder caused by abnormal wear on the cartilage and bones of the neck (cervical vertebrae) with degeneration and mineral deposits in the cushions between the vertebrae (cervical... Read more »

Spondylolisthesis

...degenerative disease (such as arthritis). The slip usually occurs between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae. Other causes of spondylolisthesis include stress fractures (commonly seen in... Read more »

Treatment Options for Osteoporosis

...disease that causes bones to weaken and break. The most common bones affected are the hip, wrist and vertebrae. Approximately 10 million people in the US currently have osteoporosis. Estimates are... Read more »

Images

Lumbar vertebrae

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