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Vertebral Morphometry

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Vertebral fractures are the most common of all osteoporotic fractures and are present in a significant percentage (25%) of the population over the age of 50, resulting in > 400,000 in the US and > 1 million in Europe per year (Cooper 1995; Cummings and Melton 2002; Davies et al. 1996; Finnern and Sykes 2003; Ismail et al. 1999; Jackson et al. 2000; Melton LJ III 1997; O’Neill et al. 1996; Roy et al. 2003). Vertebral fractures are associated with an increased mortality rate (Center et al. 1999; Kado et al. 1999) and loss of independence and impaired quality of life (Burger et al. 1997; Fink et al. 2003; Nevitt et al. 1998; Schlaich et al. 1998).

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Guglielmi, G., Diacinti, D. (2008). Vertebral Morphometry. In: Grampp, S. (eds) Radiology of Osteoporosis. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68604-0_8

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