Classification of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures – Current Updates and How to Manage Them

Abstract Osteoporosis is a silent epidemic that causes a significant increase in morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenses for patients. The most likely affected people are post-menopausal women and older men. Trivial falls can cause osteoporotic fractures. Fractures occur because osteoporosis leads to a loss in the density of the bone and changes in the microarchitecture of the bone. These fractures have different pathologies and physiology than a traumatic fracture.