Table 2 Operative characteristics
From: Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures
Operative Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Approach (n = 187 patients) | |
Unilateral extrapedicular | 184(98.4%) |
Bipedicular | 3(1.6%) |
Volume injected (n = 251 vertebras) | |
<3.5 cc | 14(5.5%) |
3.5-7 cc | 203(81%) |
>7 cc | 34(13.5%) |
Anesthesia (n = 187 patients) | |
Local | 178(95.2%) |
General | 9(4.8%) |
Leakage (n = 251 vertebras) | |
B type | 6(2.4%) |
S type | 3(1.2%) |
C type | 20(7.9%) |
Total | 29(11.5%) |