Journal article
Exploring the association between number, severity, location of fracture, and occiput-to-wall distance
C Ziebart, JD Adachi, MC Ashe, RR Bleakney, AM Cheung, JC Gibbs, KD Hill, DL Kendler, AA Khan, S Kim, C McArthur, N Mittmann, A Papaioannou, S Prasad, SC Scherer, L Thabane, JD Wark, LM Giangregorio
Archives of Osteoporosis | SPRINGER LONDON LTD | Published : 2019
Abstract
Summary: This study of women with a suspected vertebral fracture determined the association between vertebral fracture characteristics and posture. The number of fractures was associated with posture. Severity of fracture was associated with posture when adjusting for pain. Fracture characteristics explain some variability in posture in women with a suspected vertebral fracture. Purpose: Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. An accumulation of vertebral fractures may lead to forward head posture, which has been independently associated with mortality. It is unclear how fracture characteristics, including the number, severity, and location of ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The research was funded by a CIHR Operating grant (MOP: 123445). Dr. Giangregorio received funding from an Ontario Ministry of Health Research and Innovation-Early Researcher Award, CIHR New Investigator Award, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Bloomberg Manulife Prize. Dr. Ashe received support from the Canada Research Chairs program. Dr. Cheung is supported by a Tier 1 CRC in Musculoskeletal and Postmenopausal Health as well as the Lillian Love Chair in Women's Health at the University of Toronto and University Health Network. Dr. Gibbs received funding from a CIHR Fellowship Award.