Table 2:

Mean operator exposure measurements during kyphoplasty (KP), vertebroplasty with a CDS (VP-CDS), and vertebroplasty with syringes (VP-S)

	KP	VP-CDS	VP-S
Needle/device placement	4.1 ± 5.5	4.7 ± 4.6	1.25 ± 1.3
95% CI	2.9–5.2	3.7–5.8	0.6–1.9
Cement delivery	4.5 ± 11.8	10.7 ± 10.8	0.45 ± 0.94
95% CI	2.1–7.1	8.3–13.1	0.01–0.9
Total exposure	8.6 ± 13.9	15.4 ± 13.3	1.7 ± 1.9
95% CI	5.7–11.6	12.5–18.4	0.8–2.6

Note:—Measurements (μSv) include means ± SD.