Long Term Follow-up of Vertebral Compression Fracture In-patients Treated: A Retrospective Chart Review and Survey

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with Acute Compression Fracture' of thoracic or lumbar vertebrae from EMR X-ray or MRI, CT imaging (The temporal criterion for dividing acute and chronic compression fractures was based on 3 months after symptoms began in the case of compression fractures caused by osteoporosis, and acute and chronic were also divided based on 3 months after trauma.)
• Patient hospitalized for more than a week
• Pateints above 19 years old and below 80 years old
• Patients who have agreed to participate the study

Exclusion criteria

• Where the vertebral fracture is not a vertebral body, but a transverse protrusion, a polar protrusion, etc.
• Other chronic conditions that may interfere with the interpretation of treatment effects or outcomes: cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc.
• If the cause of pain is due to soft tissue disease, not the spine: tumor, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc.
• a person with a congenital spinal disorder
• For patients within 3 months of spinal surgery
• A person who is unable to communicate normally due to dementia or mild cognitive impairment;
• Other cases where the researcher is not suitable for participation in the study.
• Those who do not agree to participate in the study.