title: Atraumatic vertebral deformities in elderly males.
abstract: Little information is available on the prevalence of vertebral wedge deformities in elderly males; therefore, 116 ambulatory male volunteers age 65 and over were studied with lumbar and thoracic radiographs. Each patient was questioned concerning a history of high-energy spinal trauma. Those having 25% or greater anterior vertebral wedging were identified. Eleven percent of the males had at least one 25% atraumatic wedge deformity, and 2% had two or more such vertebra. These results are discussed in relation to the few published studies on this topic.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*