Skip to main content
. 2022 Mar;12(3):1968–1976. doi: 10.21037/qims-21-744

Table 2. Percutaneous destruction of bone lesions.

Variables Modality N (%) Estimate DLP delivered after multiparry adjustment (95% CI) (mGy·cm) P value
Age (years) <25 47 (31.3) 526.4 (333.4–831.2) 0.0082
≥25, <46 49 (32.7) 589.0 (374.9–925.2)
≥46 54 (36.0) 794.9 (502.7–1,256.9)
Location Pelvis 28 (18.7) 858.6 (529.1–1,393.2) <0.0001
Shoulder girdle 4 (2.7) 791.8 (393.5–1,593.4)
Hand 9 (6.0) 469.1 (271.8–809.6)
Lower limb (except foot) 51 (34.0) 557.6 (355.0–876.0)
Upper limb (except hand) 16 (10.7) 657.7 (402.0–1,076.2)
Foot 15 (10.0) 253.8 (155.4–414.3)
Spine 21 (14.0) 1,015.4 (620.5–1,661.6)
Sternocostal 6 (4.0) 792.2 (427.6–1,467.7)
Gender Women 62 (41.3) 653.9 (417.1–1,025.2) 0.3736
Men 88 (58.7) 601.2 (384.7–939.5)
Technique Cryotherapy 36 (24.0) 922.8 (555.0–1,534.6) 0.1864
Laser 19 (12.7) 460.6 (156.8–1,353.2)
RFA 95 (63.3) 579.8 (384.6–874.1)

DLP, dose length product; CI, confidence interval; RFA, radiofrequency ablation.