%0 Journal Article %T How to define an osteoporotic vertebral fracture? %A Diacinti, Daniele %A Guglielmi, Giuseppe %J Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! How to define an osteoporotic vertebral fracture? %K %X Vertebral fractures (VFs) are the hallmark of osteoporosis. They are the most common of all osteoporotic fractures, occurring in 15% among women 50–59 yrs of age and in 50% among women >85 yr of age (1-4). The majority of osteoporotic VFs are asymptomatic and occur in absence of specific trauma (5,6). %U https://qims.amegroups.org/article/view/29619 %V 9 %N 9 %P 1485-1494 %@ 2223-4306