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  • Title: Can an osteoporotic vertebral fracture cause compression of the spinal cord or cauda equina.
    Author: Courtois I, Lauwers A, Prades B, Alexandre C.
    Journal: Rev Rhum Engl Ed; 1998 Mar; 65(3):207-11. PubMed ID: 9574479.
    Abstract:
    A 78-year-old woman developed an osteoporotic fracture of L2 followed two months later by spinal cord compression. Imaging study findings suggested a malignancy but a biopsy showed osteonecrosis, of which there was no evidence on the imaging studies. Osteonecrosis may be the cause of neurologic compromise associated with osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
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