Table 4.
Mean results of the VAS score and the Karnofsky performance score in patients before and after surgery, and after different treatment methods
| 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 |
Results are presented as a mean ± standard deviation
* p < 0.05