Griffith James F
Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2015 Aug;5(4):592-602. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2015.08.01.
Osteoporosis per se is not a harmful disease. It is the sequela of osteoporosis and most particularly the occurrence of osteoporotic fracture that makes osteoporosis a serious medical condition. All of the preventative measures, investigations, treatment and research into osteoporosis have one primary goal and that is to prevent the occurrence of osteoporotic fracture. Vertebral fracture is by far and away the most prevalent osteoporotic fracture. The significance and diagnosis of vertebral fracture are discussed in this article.
骨质疏松症本身并非一种有害疾病。正是骨质疏松症的后遗症,尤其是骨质疏松性骨折的发生,才使骨质疏松症成为一种严重的医学病症。所有针对骨质疏松症的预防措施、检查、治疗及研究都有一个主要目标,即预防骨质疏松性骨折的发生。椎体骨折是迄今为止最常见的骨质疏松性骨折。本文将讨论椎体骨折的重要性及诊断。