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. 2020 Dec;10(12):2322–2355. doi: 10.21037/qims-20-1014

Figure 8.

Figure 8

The German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU) Classification of Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures: (A) Type 1 (OF 1) non deformity; (B) Type 2 (OF 2) deformation with minor involvement of the posterior wall; (C) Type 3 (OF 3) deformation with distinct involvement of the posterior wall; (D) 3 examples of Type 4 (OF 4) loss of integrity of vertebral frame architecture or pincer-type fracture; (E) Type 5 (OF 5) injuries with distraction or rotation. Modified from (59).