Table 2.

The radiographic outcomes

	Group A	Group B	P value
Local kyphosis angle (°)
before treatment	25.77 ± 5.49	26.97 ± 6.80	0.301
immediately post-op	5.20 ± 2.05*	4.05 ± 1.50*	0.020
3 months post-op	10.31 ± 3.04*	5.25 ± 2.35*	0.0001
final follow-up	15.31 ± 5.50*	7.25 ± 4.85*	0.0001
Loss of fracture vertebral body height
before treatment	30.80 ± 11.70	31.3 ± 10.90	0.685
immediately post-op	15.09 ± 5.50*	9.20 ± 3.25*	0.0001
3 months post-op	18.70 ± 6.45*	9.35 ± 4.05	0.0001
final follow-up	22.51 ± 7.85*	10.03 ± 2.40	0.0001
Cement leakage	15 (21.43%)	8 (20%)	0.750
New fractures	11 (15.7%)	2 (5%)	0.0001

*before treatment vs follow-up, P < 0.05