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Table 4 Mean results of the VAS score and the Karnofsky performance score in patients before and after surgery, and after different treatment methods

From: Oncological and functional results of the surgical treatment of vertebral metastases in patients with multiple myeloma”

Treatment option

VAS score

Karnofsky score

Preoperative

Postoperative

Preoperative

Postoperative

Patients after vertebroplasty N = 73

5,3 (±1.8)

1,4 (±0.9)*

60 (±7.9)

80 (±5.6)*

Patients after stabilization N = 56

8.1 (±0.6)

4.4 (±1.1)*

54 (±9.8)

59 (±12.2)

Anterior stabilization N = 4

7.5 (±1.2)

4.7 (±1.0)

52 (±8.0)

58 (±9.2)

Posterior stabilization N = 44

8.0 (±0.4)

4.1 (±0.6)*

56 (±5.5)

62 (±5.5)

Combine stabilization N = 8

9.2 (±1.6)

4.5 (±0.9)*

49 (±11)

55 (±10)

Vertebroplasty vs. Stabilization

p = <0.05

p = <0.05

NS

p = <0.05

  1. Results are presented as a mean ± standard deviation
  2. * p < 0.05