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Section Type: METHODS

Text: A total of 69 postmenopausal osteoporotic women with and without vertebral fractures were randomly assigned to receive either a spinal orthosis (Thmert Osteo-med intervention group n = 35 ; average age 74 8. 3 years, height 158. 3 6. 3 cm, weight 62. 8 9. 6 kg, t-score -2. 6 1. 0, number of vertebral fractures 1. 4 2. 0) or to a waiting list control group (n = 34, age 74. 1 7. 7 years, height 159. 6 5. 9 cm, weight 65. 4 11. 3 kg, t-score -2. 90. 8, number of vertebral fractures : 0. 9 1. 2).