Fractures
The prevalence of osteoporotic fractures is indicated below:
| Vertebral fractures | 46% |
| Wrist fractures | 16% |
| Hip fractures | 16% |
| Others (arms, legs and ribs) | 22% |
A vertebral fracture can be defined "as the reduction of one of the vertebral heights by 20%, compared to a reference vertebral height". These heights can be the posterior vertebral height, the mid vertebral height or anterior vertebral height.
Fractures are classified as:
| Normal |  |
| Wedge |  |
| Concave |  |
| Compression (crush) |  |
