Endplate Deficits and Posterior Wall Injury Are Predictive of Prolonged Back Pain after Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Fracture.

Introduction: Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) in the elderly is a major public health concern. This retrospective case-control study aimed to determine the difference in interobserver reliability between radiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT), respectively, and whether CT radiological findings can predict prolonged back pain at 2 weeks after OVCFs.

Methods: Patients were divided into the prolonged back pain group or the recovered back pain group depending on the numerical rating scale at 2 weeks after admission.