it has been reported that fractures are more common in epileptic patients relative to the general population. seizures by repeated muscular contractions can increase fracture risk throughout the skeleton, but the reported papers about non traumatic vertebral fractures following a single episode of seizure are rare and mostly located in thoracic spine with only one or two vertebral fracture. the...

background: the aim of this study was to investigate vertebral geometry changes and determine cutoff value of vertebral height to predict fractures. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 280 postmenopausal women recruited .in all subjects bone mineral density and radiog raphy of the lumbar spine performed. lateral radiographs were evaluated for identification of vertebral fractures, using a vali...

CONTEXT Vertebral fractures are the most common osteoporotic fracture. Women with low bone mineral density (BMD) and prevalent vertebral fractures have a greater risk of incident vertebral fractures over the short-term, but their absolute risk of vertebral fracture over the long-term is uncertain. OBJECTIVE To examine the absolute risk of incident vertebral fracture by BMD and prevalent verte...

CONTEXT Vertebral fractures significantly increase lifetime risk of future fractures, but risk of further vertebral fractures in the period immediately following a vertebral fracture has not been evaluated. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of further vertebral fracture in the year following a vertebral fracture. DESIGN AND SETTING Analysis of data from 4 large 3-year osteoporosis treatm...

 It has been reported that fractures are more common in epileptic patients relative to the general population. Seizures by repeated muscular contractions can increase fracture risk throughout the skeleton, but the reported papers about non traumatic vertebral fractures following a single episode of seizure are rare and mostly located in thoracic spine with only one or two vertebral fr...

BACKGROUND Vertebral fractures increase the risk of new vertebral fractures; however, we are not aware of any study addressing the risk of new vertebral fractures adjacent to existing vertebral fractures. Therefore, we sought to determine the influence of the number and severity of prevalent (preexisting) vertebral fractures on the risk of new adjacent vertebral fractures and to determine wheth...

BACKGROUND Persons with vertebral fracture may have reduced pulmonary function, but this association has not been much studied. The aim of this cross-sectional study was therefore to examine the relationship between vertebral fracture and pulmonary function in a general, elderly population. METHODS Vertebral morphometry was used for vertebral fracture assessment in 2132 elderly men (n = 892) ...

OBJECTIVE Vertebral fracture is the most common osteoporotic fracture, affecting quality of life and increasing mortality. Epidemiological data on incidence of vertebral fracture are scarce in Brazil and throughout Latin America. Our aim was to determine vertebral fracture incidence and risk factors in a female Brazilian population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Postmenopausal women with low bone mass...

UNLABELLED In elderly men and women, asymptomatic vertebral deformity was found to be associated with subsequent risk of symptomatic fractures, particularly vertebral fracture, and increased risk of mortality after a fracture. INTRODUCTION Vertebral deformity is associated with an increased risk of fracture and mortality. However, it is unclear whether the three events of vertebral deformity,...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of vertebral fracture in postmenopausal women with steroid treated rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and whether the risk of vertebral fracture could be predicted from measurements of bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS Vertebral deformities were defined from spine radiographs in 76 postmenopausal women with steroid treated RA (aged 50-79 years) and 347 age mat...