title: Collapsed vertebrae: a review of 659 autopsies.
abstract: One hundred and thirty-three cases showing collapse of one or more vertebral bodies were found in a review of 659 autopsy specimens of the thoracolumbar spine. There are 4 types of vertebral body collapse; 2 of the 4 have clinical significance.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae