Thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures (TLVCFs) represent one of the most common types of spinal fractures, primarily caused by trauma and osteoporosis in elderly populations 1. Studies ...

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A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...