Figure 2.

During the study period, 112 patients were seen at our hospital due to compression fractures. Six patients declined to participate in the study, and 106 of the 112 patients were enrolled in this prospective cross-section cohort study. Twenty-three patients were excluded; 6 patients had a T-score > −2.5, 13 had an underlying disease that increased the risk of a spinal fracture, 3 had neurological deficits after fractures, and one was found to have spinal metastasis. An additional 4 patients were also excluded; 2 were lost to follow-up and 2 died during the follow-up period.