Research Article
Vertebral Augmentation for Painful Type 4 Osteoporotic Compression Fractures: A Comparative Study
Table 3
Demographics and level of OF4 type fractures in conservative and VBA groups.
| | | Conservative (n = 15) | VP or KP (n = 10) |
| | Age (years), average (SD) | 78.4 (±11.8) | 74.7 (±6.7) | | Sex: female, % (n) | 53.3% (8) | 50% (5) | | Level of fracture, % (n) | | | | T5 | 0% (0) | 6.7% (1) | | T6 | 13.3% (2) | 6.7% (1) | | T7 | 6.7% (1) | 6.7% (1) | | T8 | 0% (0) | 6.7% (1) | | T9 | 6.7% (1) | 6.7% (1) | | T11 | 0% (0) | 6.7% (1) | | T12 | 13.3% (2) | 26.7% (4) | | L1 | 13.3% (2) | 20% (3) | | L2 | 26.7% (4) | 0% (0) | | L3 | 13.3% (2) | 6.7% (1) | | L4 | 0% (0) | 6.7% (1) | | L5 | 6.7% (1) | 0% (0) | | Yes | 13.3% (2) | 30% (3) | | No | 86.7% (13) | 70% (7) |
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