Table 4 Types of deformities at any vertebral level in 1681 women and 1206 men
From: Prevalence of vertebral fractures in women and men in the population-based Tromsø Study
Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
Types of deformities | N (%) | N (%) |
Wedge | 141 (60.2) | 162 (51) |
Mild wedge | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Moderate wedge | 92 (39) | 86 (27) |
Severe wedge | 49 (21) | 76 (24) |
Biconcave | 78 (33.4) | 116 (37) |
Mild biconcave | 0 (0) | 7 (2) |
Moderate biconcave | 49 (21) | 62 (19.5) |
Severe biconcave | 29 (12.5) | 47 (15) |
Compression | 15 (6.4) | 39 (12) |
Mild compression | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Moderate compression | 13 (5.5) | 30 (9.5) |
Severe compression | 2 (1) | 9 (3) |