Research Article

Posterior Fixation Combined with Vertebroplasty or Vertebral Column Resection for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures with Intravertebral Cleft Complicated by Neurological Deficits

Table 1

Comparison of baseline characteristics in the PFVP and PVCR groups.

Patient characteristicsPFVP ()PVCR () values

Age (year)73.76 ± 7.6572.33 ± 7.250.524
Gender (M/F, n)5/166/180.926
BMD (T-score)−3.20 ± 0.50−3.32 ± 0.480.484
Lesion segment (n)T11 (6), T12 (8), L1 (7)T10 (1), T11 (8), T12 (10), L1 (5)0.798
Fusion levels4.95 ± 1.165.08 ± 1.140.705
Follow-up (months)31.29 ± 7.9832.68 ± 8.720.587
Preoperative LKA (°)30.45 ± 12.1830.12 ± 10.460.922
Preoperative AVH (mm)17.26 ± 5.8219.00 ± 5.500.308
Preoperative PVH (mm)29.17 ± 4.1129.79 ± 4.900.653
Preoperative VAS7.52 ± 1.037.25 ± 1.070.402
Preoperative ASIAB (1), C (8), D (12)B (2), C (10), D (12)0.836
Operative duration (min)150.48 ± 23.58223.08 ± 28.78<0.001
Blood loss (mL)252.62 ± 37.94413.25 ± 84.50<0.001
Complications450.881

for the comparison between the two groups.