Nn. Beloselsky et al., ROENTGENOMORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPINE IN 50-YEAR-OLDS AND OLDER SUBJECTS, Terapevticeskij arhiv, 69(5), 1997, pp. 55-58
To specify shape of the vertebra in relation to age and sex, the autho
rs studied roentgenomorphometric evidence upon examination of the thor
acic and lumbar spine in 600 patients over 50. Vertebral deformities w
ere found in 45.1 and 44.5% of the examined males and females, respect
ively. Changes corresponding to vertabral body fracture were recorded
in 12.3% of the males and 15.3% of the females. Age-related trends in
the frequency of various defects have been analyzed. The frequency dif
fered in males and Females.