椎骨明显的骨质疏松症，可见骨小梁薄弱甚至丧失。从右侧数第二块椎骨显示出更明显的椎体受压。骨质疏松症随年龄增长出现加速性骨质丧失且在绝经后妇女中特别常见，使其有骨折的风险(如髋骨、腕骨、椎骨)。
The bone in these vertebral bodies demonstrates marked osteoporosis with thinning and loss of bony trabeculae. The second body from the right shows a greater degree of compression than the others. Osteoporosis is accelerated bone loss with age and is particularly common amongst postmenopausal women, putting them at risk for fractures (hip, wrist, vertebrae).