Table 2.
Pathological fractures before and after RT
| All | Corset group | No corset group | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | between groups | ||
| Pathological fracture | yes | 68 | 7.4 | 30 | 6.8 | 38 | 8.0 | |
| before RT | no | 847 | 92.6 | 412 | 93.2 | 435 | 92.0 | 0.473 |
| thoracic | 42 | 61.8 | 22 | 73.3 | 20 | 52.6 | ||
| lumbar | 26 | 38.2 | 8 | 26.7 | 18 | 47.4 | 0.081 | |
| Pathological fracture | yes | 82 | 9.0 | 38 | 8.6 | 44 | 9.3 | |
| after 6 months | no | 833 | 91.0 | 404 | 91.4 | 429 | 90.7 | 0.709 |
| thoracic | 51 | 62.2 | 28 | 73.7 | 23 | 52.3 | ||
| lumbar | 31 | 37.8 | 10 | 26.3 | 21 | 47.7 | 0.046 | |
Pathological fractures before and 6 months after RT in corset and no corset group