If vertebral fractures (VFs) were a global epidemic — and make no mistake, they are — then menopause would be Patient Zero.
One group of researchers dove deep into the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 database to answer a question every spine surgeon already feels is true in clinic: Who’s really carrying the load when it comes to vertebral fractures — and where is this heading next?
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