Vertebral Abnormalities
Radiograph	Type of Abnormality	Mechanism
	Compressed Fracture	A decrease in bone mass, seen most frequently with osteoporosis, weakens the vertebral body, which then collapses (compresses) so that it is smaller.
	Scoliosis	The lateral stability of the vertebral column is lost through differential growth and a narrow profile.
	Kyphosis	Weakness of the vertebral bone, often from osteoporosis, leads to forward vertebral body compression and bending over of the vertebral column.
	Herniated Disc	The intervertebral disc between the vertebral bodies herniates and compresses the spinal cord, causing neurologic problems.
	Spondylolisthesis	One vertebral body slides out of alignment with the adjacent body.

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