After a Compression Fracture Iin the T2 Spine Are You Ever Able to Do Vigorous Activies Again

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• Eur Spine J
• v.18(1); 2009 Jan
• PMC2615123

Eur Spine J. 2009 January; 18(one): 77–88.

The prognosis for pain, disability, activities of daily living and quality of life after an astute osteoporotic vertebral body fracture: its relation to fracture level, type of fracture and grade of fracture deformation

Nobuyuki Suzuki

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya Metropolis University Graduate Schoolhouse of Medical Sciences, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601 Nihon

Osamu Ogikubo

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, i-Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601 Japan

Tommy Hansson

ⁱⁱDepartment of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Bruna Stråket 11, 413 45 Göteborg, Sweden

Received 2008 May 21; Revised 2008 Oct ix; Accepted 2008 Nov 25.

Abstract

The level of the acute osteoporotic vertebral fracture, fracture type and grade of fracture deformation were determined in 107 consecutive patients and related to pain, disability, activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QoL) after three weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months. Two-thirds of the fractured patients were women and with a similar average historic period, around 75 years, as the men. Fifty-8 of the astute fractures were located in the thoracic spine and 49 in the lumbar spine and predominantly at the Th12 and L1 levels. Sixty-nine percent of the fractures were wedge, xix% concave and 12% crush fractures. At that place were 22 mildly, 50 moderately and 35 severely plain-featured vertebrae. The grade of fracture deformation was not related to gender, age or fracture location. Severely plain-featured vertebrae predominantly (92%) occurred among the crush fracture type. One year after the fracture, irrespective of fracture level, fracture blazon or grade of fracture deformation, iv/v still had pronounced pain and deteriorated QoL. Initial severe fracture deformation by far was the worst prognostic factor for severe lasting hurting and disability, and deterioration of ADL and QoL. Factors like fracture level, lumbar fractures tended to improve steadily while thoracic deteriorated, type of fracture, the wedge and concave resulting in less pain and better QoL than the trounce fracture type and gender influenced to a lesser extent the outcomes during the yr subsequently the acute fracture.

Keywords: Vertebral body fracture, Compression fracture, Osteoporosis, Prognosis, Quality of life, Inability, Treatment

Introduction

The vertebral body fracture is the virtually frequent blazon of osteoporotic fractures [4]. The fracture is usually graded co-ordinate to its type and deformation (Fig.1) [19]. The lifetime risk of an osteoporotic vertebral fracture for a woman aged fifty years is estimated at 32% compared with a 15.6% lifetime risk of a hip fracture [9]. It was revealed recently that the natural class of the acute osteoporotic vertebral fracture resulted in astringent long lasting pain, inability, reduced activities of daily living (ADL) and low health related quality of life (QoL) at a much higher frequency than before assumed [46]. This unsatisfactory state of affairs remained in the majority of fractured patients at least during the subsequent year. There are few credible explanations in the literature to the long lasting deterioration of wellness after this particular fracture type.

The visual semiquantitative grading system used to determine the course of fracture deformity in the three fracture types; adapted from Genant et al. [19]

There is limited evidence from studies in women with established osteoporosis that the site of the vertebral deformity may influence both pain intensity and disability [v, 43] and that the number and severity of the fractures influence pain and QoL [24, 35]. Until now near all the studies of the compression fracture's relations to the pain, disability and QoL have been retrospective and focused on prevalent fractures [6, 14, 27, 34, 37, 38, 41–43].

At that place seem to be no studies that prospectively have followed the astute vertebral fracture'due south natural form in relation to fracture location (lumbar or thoracic spine), type of fracture (wedge, concave or crush) or grade of fracture deformation (mild, moderate or severe).

The aims of this report were to examine those relations in order to better empathise which type of fracture, location or form of fracture deformation is more painful or disabling in the acute likewise as in the chronic phase.

Materials and methods

All patients over forty years of age who were admitted to the emergency unit at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden because of back pain and had a radiologically acute vertebral fracture which resulted from a low energy trauma were eligible for the report. Patients with an acute fracture in earlier fractured spine were also included. The study was conducted from December 2003 until November 2006.

Excluded were those with any other type of astute fracture (forearm, hip etc.), fracture/fractures related to malignancy, infection or whatsoever other os disease, except osteoporosis, that could bear on the mechanical integrity of the vertebrae in the lumbar or thoracic spines. The presence or suspicion of more 1 acute fracture excluded from the written report. Within 10 days after the visit to the hospital's emergency unit, all eligible patients received written data most the study and an invitation to participate. The patients that agreed to participate received a first questionnaire at the latest 3 weeks after the fracture had been diagnosed and and so later three, six and 12 months. The questionnaires were self explanatory and intended to be used for postal surveys. The patients returned the filled-in questionnaires which seemed to make later comparisons unlikely. The questionnaires described beneath were used in the study; all of the questionnaires were used at each of the 4 follow-up times.

Questionnaires

von Korff'due south pain intensity and inability questionnaires

This musical instrument is self-administered and was designed and validated for use among patients with amongst others dorsum pain outside the hospital setting [49, l]. It includes three pain intensity and four disability items. The three pain items ask the patient to rate the back hurting intensity correct now, the worst pain and the boilerplate pain since the showtime of the pain problem where 0 is "no hurting" and 10 is "hurting as bad could be". The Pain intensity score is calculated every bit the average of the iii 0–10 ratings multiplied by 10 to yield a 0–100 score. Low values on the score hateful less pain. Three of the disability items also accept a 10-graded response possibility. One item is about the interference of the dorsum pain on the daily activities ranging between 0 "no interference" to ten "unable to carry on any activities" and ii are about how the back hurting has changed the ability to accept part in family, social or recreational activities, or the ability to work (including household) both ranging between 0 "no change" and x "farthermost change". The quaternary disability question asks about the number of days the patient, due to the pain, has been kept from the usual activities during the final 6 months. This quaternary question is non used in this study. The disability score is calculated as the average of iii 0–x interference ratings in daily, social and work activities multiplied by x to yield a 0–100 score. Low values on the score means less inability [49, fifty]. The scores have been used in several international and Swedish studies of long-term back pain [21, 22].

Hannover ADL score

This questionnaire is as well self-administered and consists of 12 items. It assesses functional limitations in ADL among patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Item examples are; "Tin can you lot wash and dry yourself from head to toe?" and "Tin you raise yourself from a lying position?" The response alternatives are three (circle one); 1. Either unable to do or able only with help (score = 0), 2. Yes, but with some difficulties (score = 1), or 3. Yeah, without difficulties (score = 2). The 12 items are scored, summed and transformed on to a scale from 0 (worst back function) to 100 (best back function) [31]. The questionnaire has been used in international and Swedish studies of long-term back pain [20–22].

EQ-5D

This is a generic health-related QoL measure. It provides a single index. The individuals classify their own health status into five dimensions; mobility, self-care, usual activity, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression within 3 levels (i.e. no problems, moderate problems and severe problems). The instrument yields a total of 243 possible health states, and the Time Trade Off method is used to charge per unit the different states of health. The value 0 indicates "expressionless" and 1 indicates "full health" [11, 12]. Negative values are possible and correspond conditions worse than dead. In Sweden, the instrument has been validated on extensive cohorts of dorsum pain patients and of ages similar to those expected in the nowadays study [3].

Spinal radiographs

Lateral and frontal view radiographs of the spine were taken at the first visit to the hospital'southward emergency unit of measurement. The X-ray test was used for the determination of presence of a fracture, fracture level, fracture type and class. The presence of an acute fracture was primarily decided by the attention radiologist. For the purpose of the study, two experienced spine surgeons separately re-evaluated the radiograph. A fracture was considered acute when in that location was an evident sharp edge in the compressed region and no callus formation was visible [ii]. In questionable cases, the previous or subsequent examinations were used to confirm the affectibility. When MR images were available, this information was too used for determining if the fracture was acute. 8 patients had their acute fractures confirmed past previous 10-rays, 27 patients by subsequent X-rays and xi patients through MRI. In cases of divergent opinions, the cases were discussed and consensus reached.

Fracture type and grade of fracture deformation

Three osteoporotic fracture types—wedge, trounce, and concave—accept been described. The wedge fracture has a collapsed inductive border with an intact or almost intact posterior edge. The crush fracture means a plummet of the entire vertebral body. Concave fracture shows plummet of the central portion of the vertebral body [xl].

The course of fracture deformation was evaluated by the semi-quantitative method presented by Genant [17–19].

The extent of deformation was graded on visual inspection and without direct vertebral measurement as normal (grade 0), mildly deformed (class 1, approximately xx–25% reduction in anterior, middle, and/or posterior superlative and a reduction in the area of 10–20%), moderately deformed (grade 2, approximately 25–xl% reduction in any height and a reduction in the area of 20–40%), and severely deformed (grade 3, approximately 40% or greater reduction in whatever summit and area) (Fig.1).

Treatment

All the patients were mobilized every bit soon as possible, normally more or less immediately and usually without casts or braces. If pain prevented from such an early on mobilization, a soft brace was used. Twelve of the patients used a soft brace for different lengths of time. Analgesics were usually prescribed and the communication to the patient was to try to resume as normal concrete activity as possible as soon as possible. The prognosis told was that pain would disappear inside weeks to some months. If continuing bug, the patients were recommended contact with their general practitioners.

Preventive treatment

Fourteen of the 107 patients reported that they had taken medication during the twelvemonth prior to the actual fracture in order to increase their os mineral.

Statistical analysis

The SPSS fourteen.0 for Windows was used for analyzing the data.

Parametric tests, independent or paired t tests were used for analyzing departure between groups of parametric scale variables. Differences betwixt groups of nominal variables were tested using the Chi-square exam. For comparing of repeated measurements, repeated ANOVA was used. If the repeated ANOVA was meaning, the Bonferroni/Dunn procedure was used equally a post hoc test. All tests were ii-sided. The results were considered to be significant at P < 0.05. A multiple linear regression analysis (stepwise method) was performed to evaluate the influences of combined effect factors.

Upstanding approval

The study was ethically canonical past the Research Upstanding Committee of the Medical Faculty, Gothenburg University, 17 June 2003 (S 270-03).

Results

Written report population

A full of 341 patients were invited to participate in the study. Sixty-seven of those actively refused to participate due to erstwhile age and/or co-morbidities equally the main reasons. I hundred and 20-two patients did not respond to the invitation, thus were excluded. 5 patients had died inside the weeks afterwards the fracture episode. One hundred and forty-seven patients accepted to participate. Among the 147 patients, 110 answered the questionnaires at all iv of the follow-ups; 29 patients did non answer the 1-twelvemonth follow-up questionnaires in spite of three reminders, and viii patients died during the 1-year follow-up. Three of 110 patients, underwent vertebroplasty during the follow-upwardly period and thus were excluded. The final analysis included 107 patients followed for i twelvemonth.

Due to internal missing data in the response to von Korff'south disability score, vi patients had to be excluded from the analysis of this particular instrument.

The average age for those refraining from participation, irrespective of reason, was 81.1 years (SD thirteen.2) which was older (P < 0.05) than for those included in the report. In that location was no difference between the proportion of women and men in the 2 groups (P > 0.05).

Gender

30-five (32.7%) were male person and 72 (67.3%) were female. Amongst those with a thoracic fracture, sixteen (27.vi%) were male and 42 (72.four%) were female. Amid the lumbar spine fracture patients, 17 (38.eight%) were male person and thirty (61.2%) were female (P > 0.05). No correlations were found between gender and fracture location, type of fracture or class of fracture deformation (P > 0.05).

Age

The boilerplate age was 75.5 years old (SD 11.9) and ranged between 42 and 96 years.

The average age of the men was 76.ane years former (SD 11.2) and ranged betwixt 43 and 92 years. The average age of the women was 75.iii years quondam (SD 12.iii) and ranged betwixt 42 and 96 years. At that place was no age difference betwixt the genders (P > 0.05).

The fracture location, blazon of fracture and grade of fracture deformation were non related to the age of the participants (P > 0.05).

Time elapsed before visiting the emergency unit of measurement

Seventy-two (67.3%) of the patients visited the emergency unit of measurement within the first week after the fracture episode and the majority of them were within a day. 15 (14.nine%) waited for 1–three weeks before they visited the hospital. Nineteen (17.8%) could not distinctly clarify how long they had waited earlier they visited the hospital.

Fracture location

The levels of the acute fractures can be seen in Fig.ii. There were 58 thoracic and 49 lumbar fractures. The fracture was most common at T12–L1.

The level and occurrence of the acute fracture in the 107 patients

Type of fracture

In that location were 69% wedge, xix% concave and 12% crush fractures.

There were no differences between the proportions of the different fracture types in the thoracic or lumbar spines (P > 0.05).

When the spine was divided into thoracic (Th6–Th11), thoracolumbar (Th12 and L1) and lumbar spine (L2–L4) sections, the thoracic and the thoracolumbar spines had a higher proportion of wedge fractures than the lumbar spine (P < 0.01) and the lumbar spine included relatively more concave fractures than the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine (P < 0.01) (Tabular array1).

Table ane

The number of acute fractures and their type in the thoracic (Th6–Th11), thoracolumbar (Th12 and L1) and the lumbar (L2–L4) spines

	Fracture type			Total
	Wedge	Concave	Trounce
Th6 to Th11	22 (76*)	2 (seven)	5 (17)	29 (100)
Th12 and L1	43 (72*)	9 (xv)	8 (thirteen)	sixty (100)
L2 to L4	9 (50)	9 (50*)	0 (0)	xviii (100)
Full	74 (69)	xx (19)	13 (12)	107 (100)

Grade of fracture deformation

There were twenty.vi% mildly, 46.7% moderately and 32.7% severely deformed vertebrae. The predominance of moderately deformed vertebrae was statistically significant (P = 0.004).

The form of fracture deformation was not related to gender, historic period or fracture location. On the other hand the type of fracture correlated with the caste of fracture deformation in such a manner that the trounce fracture type more frequently meant severe fracture deformation (P < 0.000) (Tableii).

Table ii

Type of fracture and grade of deformation amidst the 107 acute vertebral fractures

Fracture type	Course of deformation			Total
	Mild	Moderate	Astringent
Wedge	13 (17.6)	forty (54.1)	21 (28.iv)	74 (100.0)
Concave	nine (45.0)	nine (45.0)	2 (10.0)	twenty (100.0)
Crush	0 (0)	1 (7.vii)	12 (92.3*)	13 (100.0)
Total	22 (20.6)	fifty (46.seven)	35 (32.7)	107 (100.0)

Questionnaire results

Thoracic spine versus lumbar spine

All outcome measures, pain, disability, ADL and QoL, showed an improvement between the iii weeks and the three months follow ups irrespective of fracture location. For patients with the fracture occurring in the thoracic spine, the scores of all the questionnaires marked statistically significant improvements. For patients with fractures in the lumbar spine, the early improvement was statistically significant for hurting intensity and disability merely (von Korff's pain intensity and disability score) (Table3). There was, nonetheless, no statistically significant difference between the thoracic or lumbar spines in any of the upshot measures at any time during the 1-year follow up.

Tabular array 3

The outcome scores in the thoracic and lumbar spines separately after 3 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months

	Time	Thoracic spine (n = 58) (northward = 55)§		Lumbar spine (n = 49) (n = 46)§		Divergence between T/S and L/S
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P
von Korff'due south hurting intensity score	three weeks	70.7	21.9	71.0	sixteen.0	NS
	3 months	62.i*	21.0	60.seven*	22.0	NS
	half dozen months	62.0*	20.1	59.2*	23.three	NS
	12 months	63.8*	21.0	56.6*	24.viii	NS
von Korff's disability score	3 weeks	66.five	23.ix	71.eight	23.2	NS
	iii months	54.1*	24.1	59.0*	27.1	NS
	6 months	l.0*	25.0	52.3*	xxx.five	NS
	12 months	54.7*	24.8	53.0*	31.3	NS
EQ-5D	3 weeks	0.38	0.37	0.37	0.37	NS
	3 months	0.58*	0.27	0.45	0.43	NS
	half dozen months	0.56*	0.31	0.52*	0.41	NS
	12 months	0.51	0.36	0.53*	0.41	NS
Hannover ADL score	3 weeks	36.eight	23.0	38.9	21.one	NS
	iii months	49.8*	23.iv	45.8	26.8	NS
	6 months	45.7*	24.eight	45.nine	28.3	NS
	12 months	45.7*	24.eight	49.eight*	28.2	NS

As tin be seen in Figs.3 and ​ iv, in the lumbar spine it was a tendency of a slight merely continuous improvement also after the substantial initial improvements. After the early improvement in the thoracic spine on the other hand the tendency was that of a gradual deterioration.

The von Korff'due south pain intensity score 3 weeks 3, 6 and 12 months after the acute vertebral fracture in the thoracic and lumbar spines

The EQ-5D score 3 weeks 3, 6 and 12 months after the acute vertebral fracture in the thoracic and lumbar spines

Like tendencies of differences betwixt thoracic or lumbar fracture were noted when the v dissimilar dimensions of the EQ-5Ds were analyzed separately. The only exception in this respect was the behavior in the pain/discomfort dimension that was as well the dimension with the highest inclusion of problems rated as severe (Tabular arrayiv).

Table iv

The 5 dimensions of the EQ-5D for the thoracic and lumbar spines separately and the relative number of patients reporting no, moderate or astringent problems at the iv measuring occasions the year after an acute vertebral fracture

	Time	Thoracic spine (%) (n = 58)			Lumbar spine (%) (n = 49)
		No problem	Moderate problem	Severe trouble	No trouble	Moderate trouble	Astringent trouble
Mobility	3 weeks	37.9	58.6	iii.iv	40.8	57.ane	2.0
	3 months	50.0	50.0	0.0	42.9	51.0	6.one
	6 months	51.7	48.3	0.0	49.0	42.9	8.2
	12 months	46.6	50.0	three.iv	44.9	49.0	six.1
Self-care	3 weeks	75.ix	22.4	one.7	79.vi	xiv.3	6.i
	three months	87.9	12.ane	0.0	81.6	sixteen.3	2.0
	6 months	86.ii	12.1	1.seven	85.7	12.2	2.0
	12 months	87.9	8.6	3.4	87.viii	x.2	two.0
Usual action	three weeks	17.2	55.2	27.half dozen	18.4	53.1	28.6
	3 months	25.9	60.three	13.8	36.7	38.8	24.5
	6 months	22.four	63.8	13.8	xl.8	36.7	22.4
	12 months	22.4	62.1	15.5	42.9	42.ix	14.3
Pain/discomfort	3 weeks	5.2	56.ix	37.nine	0.0	63.3	36.7
	three months	6.ix	81.0	12.ane	xvi.3	51.0	32.7
	6 months	x.3	72.4	17.2	16.3	63.3	20.4
	12 months	10.iii	65.5	24.1	12.2	63.iii	24.5
Anxiety/depression	3 weeks	24.1	63.8	12.1	30.6	55.1	fourteen.3
	3 months	37.9	58.half dozen	iii.4	49.0	38.8	12.2
	6 months	51.7	43.1	v.2	42.9	44.9	12.2
	12 months	37.9	53.4	8.6	53.ane	36.seven	10.2

When the thoracolumbar fractures were analyzed separately and compared with the thoracic and lumbar fractures, no statistically significant differences could be detected between any of them.

Dissever vertebral levels

When all the represented fractured levels (Th6 to L4) were tested separately, it was not possible to detect any major differences.

Type of fracture

For the wedge fracture type, all scores improved in a statistically meaning style betwixt the initial measurement and the 3 months follow-up (Tablefive). Later three months, the scores for the wedge fractures remained at this improved, notwithstanding, far from normalized level.

Tabular array 5

The event score values for the three different fracture types separately afterwards 3 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months

	Time	Wedge (north = 74) (due north = 69)§		Concave (north = 20) (north = 19)§		Crush (n = 13) (northward = 13)§		Difference between blazon
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P
von Korff's pain intensity score	3 weeks	70.1	nineteen.nine	72.five	18.iv	72.3	18.4	NS
	three months	lx.6*	20.7	58.eight*	24.7	70.ii	18.6	NS
	half dozen months	59.8*	22.3	lx.7*	21.five	66.ii	xviii.ane	NS
	12 months	sixty.0*	21.7	56.vii*	26.9	69.3	23.1	NS
von Korff'south disability score	3 weeks	67.4	23.7	72.vi	25.3	71.8	21.five	NS
	three months	56.0*	25.6	57.vii	24.6	56.5	28.0	NS
	6 months	49.4*	27.5	53.0*	28.two	56.9	28.0	NS
	12 months	53.9*	27.2	50.5*	29.6	59.0	29.8	NS
EQ-5D	iii weeks	0.39	0.37	0.33	0.37	0.37	0.37	NS
	three months	0.56*	0.32	0.53*	0.34	0.29	0.48	0.042#
	6 months	0.57*	0.33	0.55*	0.32	0.40	0.54	NS
	12 months	0.51*	0.37	0.63*	0.29	0.39	0.53	NS
Hannover ADL score	3 weeks	37.4	22.v	37.7	19.9	39.iv	24.6	NS
	3 months	50.8*	25.vi	twoscore.7	19.9	43.3	26.9	NS
	6 months	47.5*	26.8	41.five	23.ii	42.7	29.0	NS
	12 months	48.one*	27.0	46.nine	23.6	45.8	28.8	NS

The concave fracture blazon improved steadily through the follow-upwardly twelvemonth simply even so without normalizing at the end of the study. Distinctly the crush fracture type had the worst prognosis for all issue measures. The initial improvement was of a lower magnitude and none of the 1-twelvemonth scores were significantly differing from the initial state of affairs (P > 0.05) (Tabular arrayfive, Figs.5, ​ 6).

Diagram of the development of von Korff'southward pain intensity score in the three different fracture types during the year after an acute vertebral fracture

The EQ-5D scores in the wedge, concave and crush fracture types at the four different follow upward occasions

Grade of fracture deformation

The full general tendency of the greatest improvement occurring during the first three months held truthful also for the 3 grades of fracture deformation. Information technology was hitting except for the Hannover ADL score that the three deformation grades represented three quite distinct severity entities of hurting intensity, disability and QoL (Tablevi). That was particularly axiomatic when the evolution of pain intensity, disability and QoL was presented graphically (Figs.7, ​ 8, ​ 9).

Tabular array 6

The grade of fracture deformation and its relation to pain intensity, disability, activities of daily living and quality of life during the year after the acute fracture

	Fourth dimension	Mild (north = 22) (north = 20)§		Moderate (n = 50) (n = 48)§		Severe (n = 35) (n = 33)§		Difference betwixt form
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P
von Korff'due south pain intensity score	3 weeks	62.four	24.0	70.0	nineteen.2	77.4	thirteen.6	0.014#
	iii months	54.4	27.0	59.3*	21.5	69.0*	14.4	0.024#
	6 months	53.two	26.0	59.5*	21.8	67.3*	sixteen.three	0.045#
	12 months	49.1	26.8	59.5*	22.nine	69.1*	sixteen.8	0.005#
von Korff's disability score	three weeks	61.8	23.3	67.6	25.9	75.two	19.0	NS
	3 months	48.0*	24.two	55.9*	26.4	62.ane*	24.0	NS
	6 months	44.6*	26.1	50.2*	29.vi	56.2*	24.9	NS
	12 months	45.vii	28.3	51.9*	29.0	61.8*	24.3	NS
EQ-5D	3 weeks	0.49	0.31	0.38	0.39	0.thirty	0.36	NS
	iii months	0.63	0.32	0.53*	0.35	0.45	0.38	NS
	6 months	0.62	0.30	0.58*	0.33	0.44	0.41	NS
	12 months	0.lx	0.36	0.54*	0.34	0.44	0.44	NS
Hannover ADL score	iii weeks	42.3	20.0	40.half-dozen	23.ix	30.8	xix.3	NS
	3 months	52.5	23.vii	48.v*	26.4	44.3*	23.9	NS
	half dozen months	47.0	28.6	48.seven*	26.7	twoscore.8*	24.iii	NS
	12 months	59.5*	25.5	46.1	26.8	42.ii*	24.7	0.047#

The average pain intensity in mildly, moderately and severely plain-featured acute fractures acutely and after 3, 6 and 12 months

The obvious differences in disability depending on the grade of fracture deformation the twelvemonth after an astute vertebral fracture

The quality of life (EQ-5D) the yr later an acute vertebral fracture and its relation to the grade of fracture deformation

Multiple linear regression analysis

When gender, age, fracture location (Th or L), type of fracture and grade of fracture deformity were entered as contained variables and tested against each questionnaire (dependent variable), several statistically significant relations were institute (Tabular arrayvii).

Tabular array vii

The statistically significant relations from the multiple linear regression assay when the score of each of the four result questionnaires after 3 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months (dependent factors) was tested against factors like fracture type, deformation severity, etc. (independent factors)

	Time	Effect cistron 1 (β)	Result factor 2 (β)	Outcome gene iii (β)	Adjusted R 2 (P)
von Korff's pain intensity score	3 weeks	Severe fracture (0.239)↑			0.048 (0.013)
	three months	Astringent fracture (0.244)↑	Male person (−0.221)↓		0.093 (0.002)
	half-dozen months	Astringent fracture (0.214)↑			0.037 (0.027)
	12 months	Astringent fracture (0.261)↑			0.059 (0.007)
von Korff's disability score	three weeks	Mild fracture (−0.224)↓			0.041 (0.021)
	12 months	Astringent fracture (0.197)↑			0.029 (0.043)
EQ-5D	3 months	Male (0.193)↑	Crush fracture (−0.226)↓	Th fracture (0.219)↑	0.108 (0.002)
	half dozen months	Severe fracture (−0.209)↓			0.035 (0.031)
Hannover ADL score	three weeks	Male (0.297)↑	Severe fracture (−0.318)↓	Crush fracture (0.220)↑	0.133 (0.001)
	3 months	Male (0.301)↑			0.082 (0.002)
	six months	Male (0.198)↑			0.030 (0.041)
	12 months	Male (0.194)↑	Mild fracture (0.204)↑		0.072 (0.007)

β Point standardized partial regression coefficient

Discussion

The acute osteoporotic vertebral body fracture leads, in more than than four/v of all fractured patients, to a long-lasting, painful and disabling condition deteriorating the patients' QoL [46]. This study showed that the factor almost significantly interrelated to this pitiful situation was the severity of fracture deformation (Tablevii).

Factors like fracture level, type of fracture and gender influenced to a lesser extent pain, disability and QoL during the year afterwards the fracture.

Course of fracture deformation

The last multiple linear regression analysis showed that especially the severe grade of fracture deformation influenced the outcome factors in a significant way (Table7). That severe vertebral fracture deformities were associated with chronic and severe back hurting and greater limitation of the action involving the back has been shown earlier [14, 32]. Although it seems reasonable that the greatest deformation creates the worst problems, the exact mechanisms for that are still unknown. 1 such machinery was revealed when dynamic dissimilarity enhanced MRI was performed [28]. This study showed that the crush fracture caused more subsequent collapse than the other fracture types. The crush type of fracture was likely to injure the perfusion to the vertebral body. In the present study the crush fracture blazon by far had the highest inclusion of severely plain-featured vertebrae (Table2). Information technology is possible that especially the severely deformed crush fracture may undergo a continuous collapse similar to and for the same circulatory reasons as the plummet oft seen in the caput of femur after dislocated cervical neck fractures. Only without any echo 10-ray examinations subsequently the alphabetize one, the electric current study could not ostend or reject the possibilities of a continuous collapse occurring predominantly in the shell or severely deformed fractures.

In less deformed fractures evolution of instability, pseudarthrosis, gibbus formation with disturbances of the loading weather condition and the postural muscular command of the fractured segment have been suggested equally pain and inability mechanisms [13, 23, 30, 47].

Blazon of fracture

There are few studies that have evaluated the long term effects of vertebral fracture type. No differences in pain or disability were found when wedge, concave (endplate) or trounce fracture types were compared in a cantankerous-sectional study [xiv]. When random samples of men and women above 50 years of age were recruited from xxx European centers, all iii fracture types were linked to an adverse consequence in a similar way [26].

In this study the astute wedge and concave fracture types resulted in less pain and better QoL than the crush fracture type (Figs.5, ​ six). It is reasonable to assume that the somewhat milder symptoms subsequently wedge or concave fractures mostly was explained by the fact that those types included a much higher portion of mildly or moderately grades of fracture deformation (Tableii). As already mentioned, the crush fracture type included an exceptionally loftier portion of severely deformed fractures.

Fracture location

The acute fracture was most common at Th12–L1 in this prospective study. That was in agreement with previous studies [7, 33].

Few reports about the relationship between fracture location and pain, disability, ADL or QoL have been localized. Two previous studies have shown that prevalent lumbar vertebral compression fractures lead to lower QoL and more severe pain than the prevalent thoracic vertebral fracture [v, 38]. A stabilizing effect of the thoracic cage has been suggested as a reason for fewer bug later on thoracic fractures [38]. The findings in the present study suggested a unlike evolution at to the lowest degree during the first post fracture year between fractures in the thoracic and lumbar spines. While the lumbar fractures tended to improve steadily for the rest of the year, the thoracic fractures tended to deteriorate after the initial three months improvement noted in both the lumbar and thoracic spines (Fig.3, ​ 4). The fact that thoracic fractures are correlated with the kyphotic change of the thoracic spine and an increased kyphosis has been related to pain and inability possibly due to an increased intramuscular dorsum muscle pressure and accompanying ischemia causing musculus fatigue could exist a more reasonable explanation to the findings in the thoracic spine noted in the current study [8, 10, 13, 15, 32, 47].

Gender difference

The multiple linear regression analysis too showed that gender differences influenced the effect factors significantly (Tablevi).

Several studies of different back problems have found that women consistently report more functional limitations and concrete disability and slower recovery from disability than men [1, 22, 36, 39]. The common finding has been that women are more likely to report or over written report ill health and disability while men tend to underreport their infirmities [25, 29, 48]. The higher prevalence of not only osteoporotic vertebral fractures simply as well other disabling conditions similar osteoarthritis and chronic articulation hurting but also spinal stenosis and other degenerative spine disorders among women are factors that contribute to the higher reporting of functional limitation [16, 45, 48].

Limitation

The number of the patients is as well limited to allow a proper analysis of the issue of, e.g. fracture level.

The absence of imaging follow-ups made it impossible to observe subsequent changes among the fractured patients like progressive collapses, new fractures, gibbus formation, etc., all changes that could contribute to and maintain the symptoms.

The severity of the outcome in this study could at least to a sure extent exist influenced past other health atmospheric condition. Information technology is well known for example that QoL in older populations generally is afflicted past many conditions such every bit cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses [44].

A high number of patients refused to participate in this study. The dominating reason was old historic period, with difficulties to read, write, etc. For such reasons it seems impossible to include the oldest and the sickest in a report like this although they might be those nigh negatively affected by the fracture. We therefore suppose that inclusion of the refusals would have fabricated the results of this report even worse.

Determination

This written report showed that the cistron most significantly predicting both severity and longevity of the symptoms afterward an acute low free energy vertebral compression fracture was the severity of fracture deformation. The presence of a severely deformed acute fracture caused with few exceptions severe pain, deteriorated disability, ADL and QoL at to the lowest degree during the first post fracture year.

Factors similar fracture level, lumbar fractures tended to better steadily while thoracic deteriorated, blazon of fracture, the wedge and concave resulting in less pain and better QoL than the crush fracture type and gender influenced to a lesser extent the outcomes during the year after the astute fracture.

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