Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines
Multidisciplinary Spine Care
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures
Preface
Authors & Contributors
Evidence-Based Guideline Development Committee Co-Chair & Project Lead: Charles H. Cho, MD, MBA
Interventional & Diagnostic Radiologist
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Natural History/Cost Effectiveness Work Group
Section Chair:
Steven W. Hwang, MD
Neurosurgeon
Shriners Children’s Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Thiru M. Annaswamy, MD, MA
Physiatry/Rehabilitation Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA, USA
Sean D. Christie, MD, FRCSC, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health
Halifax, NS, Canada
Justin M. Goehl, DC, MS
Chiropractor
Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH, USA
G. Alexander Jones, MD
Neurosurgeon
Endeavor Health
Elmhurst, IL, USA
Clinical Diagnosis/ Medical Treatment Work Group
Section Chair:
Daniel J. Mazanec, MD
Internist
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA
Cumhur Kilincer, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department
Edirne, Turkey]
Manish K. Kasliwal, MD, MCh
Neurosurgeon
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA
Justin M. Lantz, DPT
Physical Therapist
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Department of Family Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Andrea L. Strayer, PhD, ARNP, CNRN
Assistant Professor | Nurse Practitioner
Department of Neurosurgery
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, USA
VA Quality Scholar, VA Iowa City Healthcare System
Iowa City, IA, USA
Andrew N. Vo, MD
Physiatry/Rehabilitation Medicine
Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin
Pewaukee, WI, USA
Imaging Diagnosis/ Interventional Treatment Work Group 1
Imaging Question 1.
Interventional Questions 5, 6, 7
Section Chair:
William C. Watters III, MD, MMS, MS
Orthopedic Surgeon
University of Texas Medical Branch - Clinical Professor of Orthopedics
Houston, TX, USA
Ahmed Shawky Abdelgawaad, MD, MHBA
Orthopedic Surgeon
Helios Hospitals Erfurt - Germany
Assiut University Hospitals - Egypt
Erfurt, Germany
David S. Cheng, MD
Physiatry/Rehabilitation Medicine
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Long Beach, CA, USA
Piyush Kalakoti, MD
Researcher
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT, USA
Jeffrey A. Stone, MD, FACR
Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Imaging Diagnosis/
Interventional Treatment Work Group 2
Imaging Question 1.
Interventional Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
Section Chair: John E. Easa, MD, FIPP*
*In Memoriam: John E. Easa, MD, FIPP passed away on July 1, 2023, before publication of this document.
Allan L. Brook, MD, FSIR, FACR
Interventional Neuroradiologist
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY, USA
Dennis E. Enix, DC, MBA
Researcher
St. Louis, MO, USA
Gazanfar Rahmathulla, MD, MBBS
Neurosurgeon
Mayo Clinic Health System, WI
Eau Claire, WI, USA
K. Aaron Shaw, DO
Orthopedic Surgeon
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, USA
Niranjan U. Kavadi, MD, FAAOS
Orthopedic Surgeon
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Surgical Treatment Work Group
Section Chair: John E. O’Toole, MD, MS
Neurosurgeon | Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL, USA
Zachary A. Cupler, DC, MS Chiropractor Butler VA Health Care System Butler, PA, USA
Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD Orthopedic Surgeon Tucson, AZ, USA
Tom Reinsel, MD Orthopedic Surgeon Cincinnati VA Medical Center Cincinnati, OH, USA
Staff
Amy Skuteris, MS, RDN
North American Spine Society | Burr Ridge, IL, USA
Acknowledgements
Paul Matz, MD provided project lead support until November 1, 2021.
The following individuals contributed to project activities at some point of development:
Clinical Diagnosis/Medical Treatment Work Group: Christina L. Goldstein, MD, FRCSC; Isaac L. Moss, MD; Adeolu Olasunkanmi, MS, MD.
Imaging Diagnosis/Interventional Treatment Work Group 1: Richard J. Meagher, MD.
Imaging Diagnosis/Interventional Treatment Work Group 2: Erika V. Tapia Flores, MD.
Surgical Treatment Work Group: Manuel Sanchez-Lugo, MD; Anil K. Sharma, MD.
Irum Hameeduddin, MPH, MSMOB, Aashka Trivedi, Natalie Neps, PT, DPT, and Kelly Campbell, MS, provided additional staff support.
Tyler Verity, AAOS Medical Research Librarian, conducted the literature search.
Veterans Affairs Acknowledgement:
The work of Andrea Strayer, PhD, ARNP, CNRN was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Academic Affiliations VA Quality Scholars Advanced Fellowship Program. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government. Program Award Number 3Q052019C.