Genant Vertebral Fracture Grade

Genant semiquantitative vertebral-fracture grade (1993): grade 0-3 by vertebral height loss (< 20%, 20-25%, 26-40%, > 40%).

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Example

Vertebral height loss
30 %

Result: Genant grade 2 — 30% height loss, moderate (26-40%).

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What the result means

0 (< 20%)
No fracture.
1-3 (>= 20%)
Mild (20-25%) / moderate (26-40%) / severe (> 40%) vertebral height loss. A radiographic grade, not a diagnosis.

What you enter

  • Vertebral height loss
How this is calculated

Genant HK, Wu CY, van Kuijk C, Nevitt MC. Vertebral fracture assessment using a semiquantitative technique. J Bone Miner Res. 1993;8(9):1137-1148. Read the source ↗

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