Research Article

Vertebral Compression Fractures Treated in Acute by Instrumented Kyphoplasty: Early and Mid-Term Clinical and Radiological Results

Table 1

Evolution of the angles of vertebral kyphosis (VK), regional kyphosis (RK), and regional traumatic angle (RTA): preoperative, postoperative, and at last follow-up.

PreoperativePostoperativeLast follow-up
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSD

Vertebral kyphosis (°)12.95.76.54.88.0 6.1
Regional kyphosis (°)11.46.310.28.810.46.4
Traumatic regional angulation (°)4.47.52.76.53.27.3

Significant change compared to the preoperative time. Significant change compared to the postoperative time.