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Table 3 Radiographic and clinical data after kyphoplasty

From: Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures

 

Pre-op

Post-op day1

Post-op month 3

Post-op month 6

Post-op month 12

Mean VAS score

7.7 ± 1.3

2.2 ± 0.9*

1.4 ± 0.6

0.8 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.1*

Mean ODI score

56.8 ± 4.2

18.3 ± 2.3*

17.3 ± 2.2

15.2 ± 1.9

12.5 ± 1.6*

AVH (%)

52 ± 6.9

74.5 ± 7.9*

72.4 ± 5.5

72.2 ± 4.5

70.2 ± 5.2

Kyphotic angle (°)

14.4 ± 2.2

6.7 ± 1.2*

7.2 ± 1.4

7.4 ± 1.1

7.6 ± 0.9

  1. VAS: visual analogue scale;
  2. ODI: Oswestry Disability Index;
  3. AVH: anterior vertebral height, Anterior Vertebral height is expressed as fractions of referent vertebral height (AVH = Anterior Vertebral height of index fractured vertebrae/average of above and below intact anterior vertebral height),
  4. *p < .05.