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Compression fractures of the spine usually occur at the bottom part of the thoracic spine (T11 and T12) and the first vertebra of the lumbar spine (L1).Compression fractures of the spine generally occur from too much pressure on the vertebral body.ompression fractures of the spine usually occur at the bottom part of the thoracic spine (T11 and T12) and the first vertebra of the lumbar spine (L1).
Compression fractures often result in a loss of vertebral height, and restoring that height is the goal of surgeries commonly done for this injury. The loss of height is generally due to the restructuring of the front of the spinal bone, i.e., the vertebral body, in to a wedge shape, which tends to happen as a result of the collapse.