Patients with vertebral fractures, particularly severe fractures, may face greater risks for worsening spinal degeneration.

The spine is susceptible to osteoarthritis ... have some degree of degenerative changes in their spines due to arthritis. But not everybody who has arthritis on diagnostic imaging has symptoms.

The patients were enrolled according to the following inclusion criteria: age> 18 years, history of chronic (at least 4 months) pain or swelling of the knee and imaging findings of degenerative ...