Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical data
From: Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures
Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Age (y) (n = 187 patients) | |
60-69 | 35(18.7%) |
70-79 | 74(39.5%) |
80-89 | 66(35.3%) |
90-99 | 12(6.5%) |
Sex (n = 187 patients) | |
Female | 122(65%) |
Male | 65(35%) |
No. of fractures treated (n = 187 patients) | |
1 | 138(73.9%) |
2 | 37(19.7%) |
3 | 9(4.8%) |
4 | 3(1.6%) |
Cause of fracture (n = 187 patients) | |
Osteoporosis | 181(96.8%) |
Metastasis | 1(0.5%) |
Multiple myeloma | 5(2.7%) |
Time from fracture to kyphoplasty (n = 187 patients) | |
Acute (0–2 weeks) | 18(9.6%) |
Subacute (2 weeks–3 months) | 93(49.7%) |
Chronic (>3 months) | 76(40.7%) |
Time from kyphoplasty to latest OPD F/U (n = 187 patients) | |
≧12 months | 183(97.9%) |
Loss of follow -up | 4(2.1%) |