Table 6.

Indications for vertebral imaging (2)

Indications for Vertebral Imaging
Women aged ≥70 years or men aged ≥80 years
Difference between the current height and peak height at age 20 (historical height loss) ≥4 cm (>1.5 inches)
Self-reported but undocumented prior vertebral fracture
Prospective height loss (difference between the current height and a previously documented height measurement) of 2 cm (0.8 inches) or more
Recent or ongoing long-term glucocorticoid treatment (Glucocorticoid therapy equivalent to ≥ 5 mg of prednisone or equivalent per day for ≥3 months)
If bone density measurement is not available, vertebral imaging may be considered based on age alone

cm: Centimeter; mg: milligram