Geriatric spine fractures – Demography, changing trends, challenges and special considerations: A narrative review *

The aim of this manuscript was to summarize the demography and changing trends geriatric spinal injuries enumerate challenges special considerations in care injuries. PubMed, Scopus Embase databases were searched for literature on spine fractures using MeSH terms ‘aged’, ‘aged, 80 over’, ‘elderly’, ‘spinal fracture/epidemiology’, fracture/therapy*’ keywords pertaining same. search results screened appropriate articles reviewed. There is a high community prevalence elderly vertebral ranging from 18% as 51%. proportion older patients among injured rising well. higher chance missing clinical guidelines may not be applicable patient group. Classification surgical treatment are different younger adult counterparts osteoporotic behaves differently biomechanically. incidence respiratory complications both surgically conservatively managed groups. Older age generally associated with complication rate including mortality.