Abstract
Objectives
This study investigated the clinical and radiological risk factors associated with the progression of osteoporotic spinal fractures (OSFs) after conservative treatment.
Summary of Literature Review
Nonunion and cleft signs on radiographs are strongly associated with complicated osteoporotic spinal fractures.
Materials and Methods
From Jan. 2005 to Dec. 2007, 84 patients (15 males and 69 females; mean 72.6 yrs) were enrolled in this retrospective review. The progressive OSF, clinical and radiological factors were analyzed considering the progression of the kyphotic angle (PKA>20°) and the presence of intravertebral cleft signs (IVC). Age, gender, body mass index, vertebral level involved, BMD score, MRI classification and initial kyphotic angle were adopted for the analysis. For statistical analysis, a chi-square test was performed to analyze the relationship between each factor and multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the multifactorial explanatory factor.
Results
The presence of IVC was related to the thoracolumbar fracture, midportion MR classification and high body mass index. PKA>20°was related to the thoracolumbar fracture and midportion classification. For multifactorial analysis using these seven factors, two factors (the level of fracture and MR classification) were found to be associated with the presence of IVC with statistical significance. In the thoracolumbar fracture, the incidence of IVC was 5.2 times higher than the other levels. The incidence of IVC in endplate classification was 16% lower than in the midportion.
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Figures and Tables%
Table 1.
Characteristics | IVC | PKA | ||||
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IVC (+) N=21 | IVC (-) N=63 | P value* | PKA>20° N=44 | PKA<20° N=40 | P value* | |
Age | .438 | .818 | ||||
Under 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
51~60 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
61~70 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 14 | ||
71~80 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 11 | ||
81~90 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | ||
Over 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Sex | .869 | .625 | ||||
남자 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | ||
여자 | 17 | 52 | 37 | 32 | ||
BMI | .001* | .531 | ||||
BMI>23.0 | 21 | 24 | OR 1.88 (95% CI 1.42-2.46) | 25 | 20 | |
BMI<23.0 | 0 | 39 | 19 | 20 | ||
BMD (lowest T-score) | .645 | .461 | ||||
-1.0 ~ -1.9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
-2.0 ~ -2.9 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 11 | ||
-3.0 ~ -3.9 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 12 | ||
-4.0 ~ -4.9 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 10 | ||
Low than -5.0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||
Level | .003* | .015* | ||||
Thoracic | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | ||
Thoracolumbar | 17 | 24 | 28 | 13 | ||
lumbar | 3 | 27 | 12 | 18 | ||
MRI Classification | .003* | .018* | ||||
Endplate | 3 | 32 | 13 | 22 | ||
Mid-portion | 18 | 31 | OR 6.19 (95% CI 1.657-23.1) | 31 | 18 | OR 2.915 (95% CI 1.187-7.158) |
Initial KA | .310 | .571 | ||||
Less than 20° | 11 | 44 | 28 | 27 | ||
More than 20° | 10 | 19 | 16 | 13 |