An anterior wedging of vertebrae with a loss of body height but rarely causing neurologic symptoms is called:

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A compression fracture typically involves an anterior wedging of the vertebrae with a loss of body height, but rarely causes neurologic symptoms. A teardrop burst fracture involves a fracture of the vertebrae that includes displacement of a fragment of bone into the spinal canal, causing neurologic symptoms. A chance fracture involves a horizontal fracture through the posterior elements of the vertebrae and can also cause neurologic symptoms. Spondylolysis is a defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebrae and does not involve an anterior wedging or loss of body height.

An Anterior Wedging of Vertebrae with a Loss of Body