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got 3 spontaneous fractures 2 thoracic t 8 t10 and 1 C5. My bone scan of lumber spine was normal. Lost 4 inches in height huge belly & dowager hump. Plain X-ray cause osteoporosis same mri with nerve impact impaction, GP sure Osteoporosis Can anyone help answer this question Can you have osteoporosis in just parts of spine? Wondering as my fractures are in thoracic & cervical but bone scan done at lumber level. I haviving just found this out should mention I had neck dissection for metastatic melanoma of unknown primary in2018 🙂

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