[Vertebral pain syndrome and quality of life in senior women with vertebral fractures depending on their quantity and localization.].

The features of vertebral pain (VP) and quality of life in postmenopausal women were analyzed depending on the number and location of vertebral fractures (VF). It was found that the intensity of pain in thoracic and lumbar spines, according to McGill pain index, was significantly higher in patients with two or more VF compared to women without any fractures, and absence of differences in subjects with a single VF. Most indices of 11-component Numerical Rating Scale at the thoracic spine were significantly higher only in females with two or more VF. In patients with thoracic spine fractures most parameters of VP measured at this level were significantly higher compared to control values, whereas in patients with lumbar spine fractures most indices did not differ from the corresponding parameters in subjects without fractures. There were no established significant differences of quality of life indices according to the EuroQol-5D questionnaire in senior women depending on the number and location of VF, while disturbances of daily activity parameters according to the Roland-Morris questionnaire were found in patients with 2 or more VF.