A Clinical Prospective Observational Cohort Study on the Prevalence and Primary Diagnostic Accuracy of Occult Vertebral Fractures in Aged Women with Acute Lower Back Pain Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

<div>Coincidence between the X-ray findings and MRI findings. Among the cases with fractures confirmed using MRI, 28.2% ((a) 11/39) showed a positive fracture finding both on X-ray and on MRI, while 38.5% ((b) 15/39) showed divergence between these two radiological modalities. The remaining 13 cases ((c) 33.3%) showed a positive MRI finding with a negative X-ray finding, suggesting a true occult fracture (no deformity or fracture in the plain X-ray with positive MRI findings).</div>

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Figure 4: A Clinical Prospective Observational Cohort Study on the Prevalence and Primary Diagnostic Accuracy of Occult Vertebral Fractures in Aged Women with Acute Lower Back Pain Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging 

Figure 4 | A Clinical Prospective Observational Cohort Study on the Prevalence and Primary Diagnostic Accuracy of Occult Vertebral Fractures in Aged Women with Acute Lower Back Pain Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging 