title: Justification criteria for vertebral fractures: year 2012 revision.
abstract: Justification Criteria for Vertebral Fractures 2012 version was made based on new clinical findings. Major differences in this version compared to the 1996 version are inclusion of the semiquantitative method (SQ), statements to improve considerations during radiographic analysis, and the need for more detailed evaluation by MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Sumiyoshi 2-12-12, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. stmori@sis.seirei.or.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soen
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagino
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Saeko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokuhashi
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Togawa
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawaguchi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology