[Is vertebral fracture diagnosed?].

Vertebral fractures are the most common osteoporotic fractures. Higher morbidity, higher mortality and higher risk of future osteoporotic fractures are associated to them. However, vertebral fractures are largely under-recognized and therefore, a large part of osteoporotic patients remains untreated. An education program which emphasises the importance of vertebral fracture and proposes a detection method applicable in daily practice should improve the diagnosis and the management of osteoporotic patients.