Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients in IVC group and control group
| Characteristic parameters | IVC group (n = 139) |
Control group (n = 139) |
t / χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 74.3 ± 7.7 | 74.4 ± 7.8 | 0.054 | 0.957 |
| Female sex- no, (%) | 98 (70.5%) | 98 (70.5%) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Fracture location | – | – | ||
| Thoracolumbar region (T11-L2) - no, (%) | 139 (100%) | 139 (100%) | ||
| Fracture severity | 0.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Mild | 102 | 102 | ||
| Moderate | 37 | 37 | ||
| Fracture type | 5.067 | 0.079 | ||
| Wedge | 78 | 91 | ||
| Biconcave | 10 | 14 | ||
| Crush | 51 | 34 | ||
| Puncture procedure | – | – | ||
| Bilateral transpedicular puncture - no, (%) | 139 (100%) | 139 (100%) | ||
| Cement volume (ml) | 5.7 ± 1.8 | 5.5 ± 1.8 | −0.977 | 0.329 |
| Property of cement | – | – | ||
| Low viscosity-no, (%) | 139 (100%) | 139 (100%) | ||
| Duration of fracture | 15.4 ± 38.3 | 7.4 ± 10.0 | −2.382 | 0.018 |
IVC intravertebral cleft