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. 2009 Nov-Dec;30(10):1835–1839. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1732

Table 2:

Volume of cement injected and distribution (osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures)

All Fractures (N = 660)
Amount of cement injected (cc)—all fractures
    N 652
    Mean ± SD* 5.1 ± 2.2
    Range 1.0–16.0
Amount of cement injected by spinal group (cc)
    T3–T8
        N 151
        Mean ± SD 3.5 ± 1.2
        Range 1.0–8.0
    T9–T12
        N 218
        Mean ± SD 5.0 ± 2.0
        Range 1.0–11.0
    L1–L5
        N 283
        Mean ± SD 6.0 ± 2.3
        Range 1.0–16.0
Anterior cement fill (%)
    N 649
    Mean ± SD 63.8 ± 23.1
    Range 0–100
Posterior cement fill (%)
    N 649
    Mean ± SD 54.0 ± 23.9
    Range 0–100
Cement crossed midline
    N 660
    Yes 555 (84%)
Any extravasation
    N 660
    Yes 219 (33%)
Intravascular extravasation
    N 660
    Yes 61 (9%)
Extravascular extravasation
    N 660
    Yes 164 (25%)
Extravasation into disk
    N 660
    Yes 111 (17%)