Clinical Study

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

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Characteristics
Value

Age (mean ± SD)71.3 ± 10.7
Female/male (%)30 (93.7)/2 (6.3)
BMI (mean ± SD (kg/m2))24.2 ± 3.0
Diagnosis
 Osteoporosis 25
 Trauma 7
Number of treated levels
 1    (%)26 (81.3)
 2    (%)5 (15.6)
 3    (%)1 (3.1)
Fracture age, mean (min/max)42.2 days (2/244)
Magerl classification
 A1   (%)16 (45.7)
 A2   (%)11 (31.4)
 A3.1   (%) 8 (22.9)
Genant classification
 Wedge fracture (%)23 (59.0)
 Biconcave fracture (%)12 (30.8)
 Crush fracture (%)4 (10.3)

From 4 cases information is not available.