Vertebral Compression Fractures

Towards a Standard Scoring Methodology in Paleopathology

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4675992
AutoresF Curate (0000-0002-0480-209X, Research Centre for Anthropology and Health University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal, autor correspondente), T F Silva (0000-0002-9716-7389, Department of Life Sciences University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal), E Cunha (0000-0003-2998-371X, Forensic Sciences Centre National Institute of Legal Medicine Coimbra Portugal)
Ano2016
Volume26
Fascículo2
Páginas366-372
Data de publicação2016-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.2418
OpenAlexW2134190848
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas42

Vertebral compression fractures are the most common osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women. Notwithstanding, its clinical diagnosis remains ambiguous. In paleopathological studies, vertebral fractures and/or deformations are frequently disregarded. When observed, vertebral compression fractures are usually recorded without the support of quantifiable and comparable protocols. As such, Genant's semi-quantitative method for vertebral compression fracture assessment was applied to a large sample (N = 196) from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection, Portugal, and the reliability of the method was tested. Vertebral fracture scoring agreement was evaluated with the kappa statistic and the per cent of agreement. Intra-observer agreement was almost perfect, whereas inter-observer agreement was substantial to almost perfect. The Genant's semi-quantitative scoring methodology is easy to apply and highly reproducible; as such, it should be adopted as the standard method to score vertebral fractures in any paleopathological investigation. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Cohen's kappa · Kappa · Paleopathology · Radiology · Statistics · Vertebral body · Vertebral compression fracture · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Materials Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries · Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques · Surgery