Table 2.
Radiological Measurements for the AVF and Non-AVF Groups.
AVF (n=22)
Mean±SD or N (%) |
Non-AVF (n=111)
Mean±SD or N (%) |
P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Total cement volume, mL | 5.1±1.2 | 5.0±1.3 | 0.839 |
Cement leakage into a disc, N (%) | 4 (18%) | 14 (13%) | 0.343 |
Cement augmentation ratio, % | 68.9±10.1 | 73.7±9.7 | 0.036 |
Wedge angle, degrees | |||
Preoperatively | 15.2±3.2 | 13.0±9.7 | 0.025 |
1 week postoperatively | 10.4±3.8 | 9.6±6.6 | 0.395 |
3 months postoperatively | 13±4.4 | 11.9±6.7 | 0.322 |
Postoperative difference at 1 week and 3 months | 2.6±2.4 | 2.4±2.4 | 0.656 |
Vertebral body height, mm | |||
Preoperatively | 16.7±4.4 | 20.3±5.4 | 0.004 |
1 week postoperatively | 22.1±3.5 | 24.1±4.6 | 0.058 |
3 months postoperatively | 17.1±2.7 | 22.1±3.5 | <0.001 |
Postoperative difference at 1 week and 3 months | 5.1±2.8 | 3±2.1 | <0.001 |
Incidence of RAV, N (%) | 14 (64%) | 13 (12%) | <0.001 |
AVF, adjacent vertebral fracture; SD, standard deviation; RAV, recompression of augmented vertebra; N, number