Synopsis:
Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF) are the most common injuries seen in elder people. In the early textbook, Denis’s classification usually describe the North American thoracolumbar spinal injury, it did not exactly match OVF, thus it generated a communication problem between medical doctor and patients. The purpose of this study is to develop a novel classification system using empirical study approach (Taiwanese elder people) for OVF and treatment strategy.