A vertebral compression fracture is a collapse of a vertebra. It may be due to trauma or to weakening of the vertebra, as seen in osteoporosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, lytic lesions from primary or metastatic tumors, or infection. In healthy people it is most often seen after extreme vertical shocks, such as ejecting from an ejection seat. On lateral plain x-ray films the fractures characteristically appear as wedge deformities, with greater loss of height at the front than at the back. Acute fractures usually present with back pain, while chronic ones, as in osteoporosis, may be silent at first and later lead to back pain, spinal deformity, loss of height and neurologic problems.
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ICD-10 ChapterXIII: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)Idiopathic / Multifactorial 1 Connections
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Source Vertebral augmentation (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Vertebral compression fracture
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A compression fracture is a collapse of a vertebra.
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It may be due to trauma or due to a weakening of the vertebra
View the Source2. World Health Organization: ICD-10 Version:2019 - M48 Other spondylopathies
World Health OrganizationICD-10 2019 category M48.5, Chapter XIIIQuote, ICD-10 2019 category M48.5, Chapter XIII
M48.5 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
Vertebral augmentation (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Kyphoplasty, Lead (695562)
Vertebral augmentation, including vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, refers to similar percutaneous spinal procedures in which bone cement is injected through a small hole in the skin into a fractured vertebra in order to relieve back pain caused by a vertebral compression fracture.
Treated By: Vertebroplasty, Lead (695562)
Vertebral augmentation, including vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, refers to similar percutaneous spinal procedures in which bone cement is injected through a small hole in the skin into a fractured vertebra in order to relieve back pain caused by a vertebral compression fracture.
Treated By: Vertebral Augmentation, Lead (695562)
Vertebral augmentation, including vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, refers to similar percutaneous spinal procedures in which bone cement is injected through a small hole in the skin into a fractured vertebra in order to relieve back pain caused by a vertebral compression fracture.
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