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Lifetime Risk of Symptomatic
Vertebral Compression Fracture
(VCF)
•Increasing VCF
osteoporosis among the
coming baby boomers
–5 years after
diagnosis 61% survival
rate
–VCF effecting 25%
female over age of 50
–VCF effecting 40%
female over the age of 80
•Of course there are
always symptomatic, post
traumatic vertebral compression fractures of
various types among the
active young and middle aged
adults
5
year survival rate