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Table 2 Anatomical distribution of vertebral fractures and type of vertebral bone marrow edema

From: Comparison of acute single versus multiple osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in radiographic characteristic and bone fragility

 

SSVF

MSVF-2

MSVF-3/m

P value

(N = 944)

(N = 322)

(N = 264)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Spine segment

< 0.0001

 Thoracic

70 (7.42)

53 (16.46)

53 (20.08)

 

 Thoracolumbar

718 (76.06)

183 (56.83)

143 (54.17)

 

 Lumbar

156 (16.53)

86 (26.71)

68 (25.76)

 

Vertebral marrow edema

0.271

 Cranial type

158 (16.74)

49 (15.22)

48 (18.18)

 

 Diffused type

769 (81.46)

267 (82.92)

206 (78.03)

 

 Caudal type

17 (1.80)

6 (1.86)

10 (3.79)

 
  1. SSVF: single segment vertebral fracture; MSVF-2: multi-segment vertebral fractures involving two vertebra; MSVF-3/m: multi-segment vertebral fractures involving three or more vertebra