Strategies in the Management of Osteoporotic Kummell's Disease.

Introduction: Kummell disease is a condition characterized by severe pain, progressing kyphosis with or without neurological deficit following a trivial trauma in the old age osteoporotic population. It is an osteoporotic vertebral fracture due to avascular necrosis of the vertebra, having an asymptomatic period initially followed by progressive pain, kyphosis, and neurologic deficit. Although various management options are available for Kummell's disease, a dilemma occurs in selecting an optimal modality in each case.