sinter fracture

General information Vertebral body fractures, which are caused by osteoporosis, are called sinter fractures. This is a subsidence of the front edge of the vertebral body due to a minimal mechanical force applied to very soft and pre-damaged bone. Since this type of fracture can only occur in already broken bone, it belongs to the … Vertebral body fracture in osteoporosis

X-ray image of the lumbar spine On the left the original x-ray image, on the right the image with the vertebral body red traced. X-ray image with vertebral body fracture in osteoporosis On the left, the original X-ray image with vertebral body fracture, on the right, the image with the vertebral body traced in red. … X-ray image of the lumbar spine | Vertebral body fracture in osteoporosis