Prospective Single-Site Experience with Radiofrequency-Targeted Vertebral Augmentation for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture

Table 1

Patient baseline characteristics.

Characteristic	Value
	(𝑛=23)
Age, mean ± SD, y	79 ± 10
Female, 𝑛 (%)	17 (74)
Body mass index, mean ± SD, kg/m^2	27 ± 7
Back pain severity, mean ± SD, cm	7.9 ± 1.8
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), mean ± SD, %	74 ± 12
Vertebral collapse, mean ± SD, %	27 ± 14
Fracture age, mean ± SD, days	13 ± 13
Fracture type, 𝑛 (%)
Wedge	14 (61)
Crush	7 (30)
Concave	2 (9)
Medical history*, 𝑛 (%)
Hypertension	14 (61)
Coronary artery disease	8 (35)
Diabetes mellitus	5 (22)
Previous spine surgery	4 (17)
COPD	3 (13)

∗Reported on variables with frequency > 10%, sum of percentages > 100% due to multiple conditions per patient.