| ASIA | American Spinal Injury Association |
| BMD | Bone Mineral Density |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CIs | Confidence Intervals |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| MD | Mean Difference |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NOS | Newcastle-Ottawa Scale |
| ODI | Oswestry Disability Index |
| PMMA | Polymethyl Methacrylate |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| ROM | Range of Motion |
| RRs | Risk Ratios |
| SF-36 | Short Form 36 |
| SMD | Standardized Mean Difference |
| TLICS | Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity |
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |