Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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To elucidate the risk factors for a subsequent vertebral compression fracture following percutaneous vertebroplasty, we analyzed the potential predictors of vertebral compression fractures adjacent to or remote from fractures previously treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty. ⋯ The only risk factor significantly associated with subsequent vertebral compression fractures following percutaneous vertebroplasty was a low bone mineral density T-score. Patients with lower bone mineral density have a higher incidence of vertebral compression fractures and thus need more intensive clinical and radiological follow-up.