Compression fractures by definition only involve compromise to the anterior column alone. Thus, VCFs are considered "stable" fracture patterns.NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutNCBIBookshelf.AserviceoftheNationalLibraryofMedicine,NationalInstitutesofHealth.StatPearls[Internet].TreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.StatPearls[Internet].ShowdetailsTreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.SearchtermVertebralCompressionFracturesChesterJ.DonnallyIII;ChristineM.DiPompeo;MatthewVaracallo.AuthorInformationAuthorsChesterJ.DonnallyIII1;ChristineM.DiPompeo2;MatthewVaracallo3.Affiliations1UniversityofMiamiHospital2SouthernIllinoisUniversity3PennHighlandsHealthcareSystemLastUpdate:July18,2021.ContinuingEducationActivityVertebralcompressionfracturesofthespinalcolumnoccursecondarytoanaxial/compressiveloadwithresultantbiomechanicalfailureofthebone,resultinginafracture.Vertebralcompressionfracturesbydefinitioncompromisetheanteriorcolumnofthespine,therebyresultingincompromisetotheanteriorhalfofthevertebralbodyandtheanteriorlongitudinalligament.Thisactivityoutlinestheevaluationandmanagementofvertebralcompressionfracturesandunderscorestheroleoftheinterprofessionalteaminimprovingcareforthepatientswiththiscondition.Objectives:Explainthecommonphysicalexamfindingsassociatedwithvertebralcompressionfractures.Reviewthepathophysiologyofvertebralcompressionfractures.Describethetypicalimagingfindingsassociatedwithvertebralcompressionfractures.Explaintheimportanceofimprovingcarecoordinationamongtheinterprofessionalteamtoenhancethedeliveryofcareforpatientswithvertebralcompressionfractures.Accessfreemultiplechoicequestionsonthistopic.IntroductionVertebralcompressionfractures(VCFs)ofthespinalcolumnoccur secondarytoanaxial/compressive(andtoalesserextent,flexion)loadwithresultant biomechanicalfailureoftheboneresultinginafracture. VCFsbydefinitioncompromisetheanteriorcolumnofthespine,thereby resultingincompromisetotheanteri