Table 2:
Clinical Reports Evaluating Vertebral Augmentation Effectiveness by Technique and Primary Cancer Etiology
| Intervention(s) | Primary Cancer Populations | Special or High-Risk Vertebral Fractures | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Myeloma | Mixed Spinal Metastatic Cancers | Fractures With Spinal Cord Involvement or Vertebral Wall Compromise | Cervical Fractures | Sacral Fractures | Vertebral Hemangiomas | ||
| Vertebroplasty | 12 reports (447 patients) | 14 reports (639 patients) | 10 reports (418 patients) | 9 reports (112 patients) | 6 reports (156 patients) | 6 reports (72 patients) | 57 reports (1,844 patients) |
| Vertebroplasty and adjunctive local tumour control intervention | 3 reports (115 patients) | 11 reports (411 patients) | 4 reports (116 patients) | 1 report (1 patient) | 2 reports (58 patients) | — | 21 reports (701 patients) |
| Kyphoplasty | 5 reports (110 patients) | 6 reports (308 patients) | 3 reports (46 patients) | 1 report (2 patients) | — | 4 reports (10 patients) | 19 reports (476 patients) |
| Kyphoplasty and adjunctive local tumour control intervention | 1 report (35 patients) | 3 reports (85 patients) | — | — | — | — | 4 reports (120 patients) |
| Kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, and adjunctive local tumour control intervention | 4 reports (488 patients) | 4 reports (586 patients) | 2 reports (20 patients) | — | — | — | 10 reports (1,094 patients) |
| Total | 25 reports (1,195 patients) | 38 reports (2,029 patients) | 19 reports (600 patients) | 11 reports (115 patients) | 8 reports (214 patients) | 10 reports (82 patients) | 111 reports (4,235 patients) |