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ba0005p334 | Osteoporosis: pathophysiology and epidemiology | ECTS2016

Incidence of clinical vertebral fractures in north-eastern Germany

Schober Hans-Christof , Wilk Tim , Westphal Thomas , Mittlmeier Thomas

Background: Current studies concerning the incidence of vertebral fractures are rare. Knowledge about age and sex dependency of these fractures could help focussing therapeutic decisions. Therefore, we performed a prospective study in order to find a reliable incidence of clinical vertebral fractures in an adult population.Methods: Included were all patients with radiologic confirmed clinical vertebral fractures, which occurred in the adult population (a...