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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).
Any classification system for low lumbar fracture should include process fractures (transverse or spinous), fractures associated with sacral and pelvic trauma (Leone 1997) and fracture dislocations of L5 (also considered as traumatic spondylolistheses) (Aihara 1998).