Vertebral Augmentation for Painful Type 4 Osteoporotic Compression Fractures: A Comparative Study

Table 1

Types and levels of fracture in the conservative and VP or KP groups.

	Conservative (n of VCF = 48)	VP or KP (n of VCF = 75)
Type of fracture, % (n)
OF1	6.3% (3)	0% (0)
OF2	33.3% (16)	41.3% (31)
OF3	22.9% (11)	34.7% (26)
OF4	31.2% (15)	20% (15)
OF5	6.3% (3)	4% (3)
Level of fracture, % (n)
T3	2.1% (1)	0% (0)
T5	4.2% (2)	2.7% (2)
T6	2.1% (1)	2.7% (2)
T7	2.1% (1)	4% (3)
T8	0% (0)	2.7% (2)
T9	4.2% (2)	4% (3)
T10	4.2% (2)	1.3% (1)
T11	4.2% (2)	4% (3)
T12	16.7% (8)	13.3% (10)
L1	20.8% (10)	18.7% (14)
L2	16.7% (8)	16% (12)
L3	8.3% (4)	16% (12)
L4	6.2% (3)	10.6% (8)
L5	8.3% (4)	4% (3)
Multilevel fracture, % (n)
Yes	17.1% (7)	45.9% (17)
No	82.9% (34)	54.1% (20)