A potential complication of a<unk>  is avascular necrosis of the<unk>  body, which is called Kümmel's disease, and may appear with the intravertebral vacuum cleft sign (at white arrow in image). Conservative treatment * Back brace for support while the bone heals—either a Jewett brace for relatively stable and mild injuries, or a thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis (TLSO) for more severe ones. * Opioids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain. For osteoporotic patients, calcitonin may be helpful. Surgical * Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are minimally invasive procedures that inject cement into the bone of the back that is fractured. However, the data examining the effectiveness of these procedures is mixed.
Vertebral compression fracture
Chance fracture
Spinal fracture
Spondylolisthesis
Retrolisthesis
Occult fracture
Intraarticular fracture
Intracapsular fracture