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. 2019 Jul 9;13(6):928–935. doi: 10.31616/asj.2018.0329

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Fig. 1. — BKP-treated patient. Lateral X-ray in supine (A) and sitting positions (B), and T1 (C) and T2 (D) magnetic resonance imaging when the patient visited our institution. Lateral X-ray in supine (E) and sitting positions (F) 1 week after BKP. Lateral X-ray in supine (G) and sitting positions (H) 1 year after the treatment. Kyphosis measured 16° in supine position and 25° in sitting position when the patient visited our institution. Instability of the fractured vertebra was 9°. Local kyphosis measured 11° before treatment and 20° 1 year after BKP. The progression of local kyphosis was 9°. BKP, balloon kyphoplasty.