Causes of thoracic spine 12 fractures

The 12th thoracic vertebra fracture is also a very common clinical condition. The 12th thoracic vertebra fracture in young adults is an injury caused by direct or indirect violence, such as car accidents, high energy injuries such as falls, etc. This injury of the 12th thoracic vertebra is usually combined with nerve damage and may result in loss of function of the lower limbs. The 12th thoracic vertebra fracture is also a very common fracture in the elderly, this fracture is due to osteoporosis in the elderly, often due to minor violence, for example, falling, landing on the hip, by the upward transmission of this force, compression later fracture; there are also fractures in the elderly due to sneezing and other reasons caused by the 12th thoracic vertebra fracture.