compression fracture

     

A compression fracture is a collapse of a vertebra. It may be ue to trauma or due to a weakened vertebra in a patient with osteoporosis or Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

Trivia about compression fracture

  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical animation on the monitor.) With osteoporosis, the vertebrae in the spine are weakened, & when forced against each other, can result in this common type of fracture