Dorsal and ventral thoracic 12 vertebra body height is associated with incident lumbar vertebral fracture in postmenopausal osteoporotic women.

Conclusion: This study confirmed the association between dorsal and ventral T12V body height and occurrence of LVF in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Dorsal and ventral T12V body height were both significantly associated with LVF, with ventral T12V body height being a more sensitive measurement parameter. Thus, to predict risk of LVF in patients, the treating physician should carefully inspect the ventral T12V body height. PMID: 30863031 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30863031?dopt=Abstract

Source: Pain Physician - March 14, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Bang YS, Lee S, Kang KN, Lee J, Jeong HW, Choi SI, Kim YU Tags: Clin Interv Aging Source Type: research