Prevalence of non-fracture short vertebral height is similar in premenopausal and postmenopausal women: the osteoporosis and ultrasound study

摘要

Summary We observed similar prevalence of short vertebral height without endplate depression (SVH) in young women aged 20–39 years and older women aged 55–79 years. There was no association between SVH and low bone density. In older women, therefore, SVH may be largely long standing and not indicative of osteoporotic fracture.