| Gradual onset usually without any history of trauma |
Possible vertebral body malignant deposit / tumour or Tuberculosis or related pathologies |
Scan initial diagnosis, Biopsy for definition, internal stabilisation as appropriate, specific treatment of cancer or Tuberculosis. |
| Gradual onset of sideways deformity or list. |
Degenerate scoliosis with lateral osteophytosis |
Removal of the impinging osteophytes endoscopically ± alignment correction & fusion, |
| Onset over a few days / weeks without significant trauma |
Osteoporotic vertebral body fracture. |
Kyphoplasty / vertebroplasty. |
