Broken Back: Evaluation:
Broken Back: Evaluation:
Broken Back: Evaluation:
The evaluation of vertebral compression fracture begins with a history and physical exam. 
Physical findings in someone with a vertebral compression fracture may include:
Tests are necessary to make the diagnosis of a vertebral compression fracture.
Tests that may be used to evaluate a vertebral compression fracture include:
Continue to Broken Back TreatmentPhysical findings in someone with a vertebral compression fracture may include:
- Back stiffness
- Tenderness over the spine
- Deformed spine:
- The spine is curved forward
- The person is in a bent-over position
Tests are necessary to make the diagnosis of a vertebral compression fracture.
Tests that may be used to evaluate a vertebral compression fracture include:
- X-rays of the spine:
- Normal spine
- Compression fractures
- CT scan of the spine
- MRI scan of the spine
- Bone scan
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