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Vertebral Compression Fractures
Symptoms and Signs of Vertebral Compression Fractures
Osteoporotic vertebral fracturesare asymptomatic or cause only loss of height or kyphosis in about two thirds of patients. In other patients, pain may develop immediately or later. The pain may radiate into the abdomen. Radicular pain, weakness, and reflex or sphincter abnormalities are uncommon. The pain typically decreases after about 4 weeks and resolves after about 12 weeks. Nonosteoporotic vertebral compression fracturescause acute pain, bone tenderness at the fracture site, and usually muscle spasm. 