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Underreporting of Vertebral Fractures on Routine Chest Radiography

N. Kim1, B. H. Rowe2, G. Raymond1, H. Jen1, I. Colman2, S. A. Jackson1, K. G. Siminoski1, A. M. Chahal2, D. Folk2 and S. R. Majumdar3

1 Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
2 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
3 Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, 2E3.07 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, and University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112th St., Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.



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  		Fig. 1. —Schematic representation of semiquantitative visual grading of vertebral fractures. (Reprinted with permission from [11])

 


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  		Fig. 2. —Moderate vertebral fracture deformities in 69-year-old woman. Coned lateral radiograph reveals two moderate deformity fractures (arrows) of upper lumbar spine.

 


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  		Fig. 3. —Severe vertebral fracture deformity in 78-year-old woman. Lateral chest radiograph shows severe fracture (arrow) of 11th thoracic vertebra.

 

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