Does Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Have Better Functional Outcome Than Vertebroplasty in Single Level Osteoporotic Compression Fractures? A Comparative Prospective Study

Table 2

Complications of cement augmentation procedures in our patients.

Type of complication	Incidence in VP (%)	Incidence in KP (%)
Intraoperative:
Cement extravasation into disc space	6 (21.4)	2 (6.9)
Cement extravasation into paravertebral space	1 (3.6)	2 (6.9)
Cement extravasation inside injection tract	3 (10.7)	0 (0)
Rib fracture	1 (3.6)	2 (6.9)
Postoperative:
Superior adjacent vertebral fracture	1 (3.6)	2 (6.9)
Inferior adjacent vertebral fracture	3 (10.7)	4 (13.8)
Nonadjacent vertebral fracture	1 (3.6)	2 (6.9)