Table 2.
Detailed analysis of the medical activities performed in the CMT and PVT groups
| Element | CMT group | PVT group |
|---|---|---|
| Analgesic therapy | In 86 (100%) patients: 5–15 (9.2 ± 3.70) mg × 2/day oxycodone (Oxycontin, Mundipharma Pharmaceutic Srl) and 50–200 (118.6 ± 54.48) mg × 2/day tramadol (Tradonal, Viatris) for 3 weeks In 46 (53.5%) patients: 5–15 (7.8 ± 3.07) mg × 2/day oxycodone, 50–200 (89.1 ± 46.52) mg × 2/day tramadol and 300–800 (458.7 ± 156.84) mg × 3/day gabapentin (Neurontin, Pfizer Italia) for 30 weeks In 30 (34.9%) patients with persisting pain: 5–15 (7.50 ± 2.50) mg × 2/day oxycodone, 50–200 mg (88.3 ± 40.17) × 2/die tramadol and 300–800 (413.3 ± 111.75) × 3 mg/day gabapentin for additional 19 weeks |
In 54 (100%) patients: 5–15 (9.7 ± 3.52) mg × 2/day oxycodone and 50–200 (127.8 ± 51.52) mg × 2/day tramadol for 1 week In 7 (13.0%) patients with persisting pain: 5–15 (6.4 ± 2.26) mg × 2/day oxycodone and 50–200 (57.4 ± 17.50) mg × 2/day tramadol for 2 weeks In 2 (3.7%) patients with new symptomatic vertebral fracture after 3 months: 5–15 (12.5 ± 2.5) mg × 2/day oxycodone and 50–200 (175.0 ± 25.00) mg × 2/day tramadol for 1 week |
| Hospitalization | Twenty (23.3%) patients hospitalized for a mean of 33.45 ± 6.06 days | Fifty-eight (100%) patients hospitalized for a mean of 2.46 ± 0.60 days Two (3.4%) patients with new symptomatic vertebral fractures hospitalized for a mean of 2.50 ± 0.50 days |
| Follow-up | At 1 and 3 weeks and at 3 and 12 months: physiatric consult At 1 week and at 1, 3 and 12 months: radiological consults At 1, 3 and 12 months full spine X-ray. At 3 months MRI of the involved spinal segment In 46 (53.5%) patients with persisting pain: physiatric consult at 8 months Additional specialist consults and radiological examinations in 3 (3.5%) patients with new symptomatic vertebral fracture, respectively, one at 3 months and two at 6 months At 1 week and at 1 and 3 months, physiatric and radiological consult At 1 and 3 months full spine X-ray At 3 months MRI of the involved spinal segment |
At 1 and 3 weeks and at 3 and 12 months: physiatric consult At 1 week and at 1, 3 and 12 months: radiological consult At 1, 3 and 12 months full spine X-ray At 3 months MRI of the involved spinal segment Additional specialist consults and radiological examinations in 2 (3.7%) patients new symptomatic vertebral fracture after 3 months At 1 week and at 1 and 3 months physiatric and radiological consult At 1 and 3 months full spine X-ray. At 3 months MRI of the involved spinal segment |
| Physical therapy | In 20 (23.3%) hospitalized patients: 30–40 sessions of massotherapy and rehabilitation gymnastic and 20 sessions of postural restoration and hydrokinesitherapy In 66 (76.7%) outpatients: 20 sessions of massotherapy, rehabilitation gymnastic, analgesic electrotherapy and magnetotherapy In 46 (53.5%) patients with persisting pain: 20 sessions of massotherapy, rehabilitation gymnastic, analgesic electrotherapy and magnetotherapy In 100 (100%) patients back brace: C35 Camp in 61 (70.9%) patients and MZ in 25 (29.1%) patients Additional physical therapy in 3 (3.5%) patients with new symptomatic vertebral fracture (not hospitalized) Twenty sessions of massotherapy, rehabilitation gymnastic, analgesic electrotherapy and magnetotherapy |