Vertebral Fractures
- 28 April 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 364 (17), 1634-1642
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcp1009697
Abstract
This article reviews the implications of documentation of vertebral fracture for subsequent fracture risk and its role as an adjunct to bone-density assessment. Strategies for the management of vertebral fractures are also discussed.Keywords
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