Incidental vertebral compression fractures in imaging studies: Lessons not learned by radiologists

Figure 1 Incidental vertebral compression fractures on chest radiograph. A: Lateral radiograph of the chest of a 65 year old woman studied for persistent cough. No relevant pulmonary abnormality and mild cardiomegaly were noted in the frontal radiograph (not shown); B: Close up on the vertebral column shows the presence of a mild grade biconcave fracture of T6, severe grade wedge fracture of T8 and moderate grade fracture of T9 (arrows).