Clinical Outcome after the Use of a New Craniocaudal Expandable Implant for Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment: One Year Results from a Prospective Multicentric Study

Figure 7

Change in analgesics intake. Mild analgesic medication (including aspirin, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol, and derivatives), moderate analgesic medication (including nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs with codeine, propoxyphene with or without codeine, and minor morphine-based analgesics taken once or twice daily), and strong analgesic medication (minor morphine-based analgesics taken three times daily and above, major morphine-based analgesics). 32 patients with baseline data and 22 patients with 12-month data.