Predictive factors associated with the onset of Kummell’s disease
The risk of developing KD is heightened in patients with the following predictive factors are present: (1) Age ≥ 70.5 years; (2) BMD (T-score) ≤ - 3.65; (3) History of osteoporosis; (4) Vertebral compression ratio ≥ 29.9%; (5) Wedge-shaped vertebral compression morphology; and (6) Grade III or higher disc degeneration. Early screening and regular follow-up of high-risk patients are recommended for timely preventive interventions.
Authors
- Shuailiang Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6603-5169)
- Yaoyang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5363-9834)
- Qin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2270-8822)
- Xiaojie Mei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7666-9737)
- Yue Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7781-1667)
- Rui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7857-9735)
- Hailong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6528-1091)
- Yue Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5167-3972)
- Yue Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5845-4839)
- Yanrui Chen
- Liang Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-4273)
Institutions
- Nantong University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-08833-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41
Funders
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province