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COMPRESSION FRACTURE, MRI
Osteoporosis causes a reduction in bone density, a decrease in spongy bone tissue and a thinning of cortical bone (shown here, collapse of the lumbar vertebrae). In the majority of cases, osteoporosis affects post-menopausal women. MRI of the lumbar vertebrae, sagittal cross-section.
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