Clinical Study

Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Relieves Pain in Cervical Spine Metastases

Table 2

VAS, analgesics, and NDI of patients at pre- and postoperative follow-up.

Preoperative
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Postoperative 3 days
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Postoperative 3 months
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Postoperative 6 months
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VAS (±SD)8.11 ± 1.452.22 ± 0.672.22 ± 0.673.14 ± 1.95
Analgesics (±SD)3.00 ± 1.000.89 ± 0.781.00 ± 0.871.14 ± 0.69
NDI, % (±SD)58.56 ± 9.2840.89 ± 13.0138.63 ± 14.8037.86 ± 16.72

VAS: visual analog scale; NDI: neck disability index; SD: standard deviation.
value < 0.01 and value < 0.001 compared to preoperative follow-up.