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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Is Not a Risk Factor for New Osteoporotic Compression Fractures: Results from VERTOS II

C.A.H. Klazen, A. Venmans, J. de Vries, W.J. van Rooij, F.H. Jansen, M.C. Blonk, P.N.M. Lohle, J.R. Juttmann, E. Buskens, K.J. van Everdingen, A. Muller, H. Fransen, O.E. Elgersma, W.P.Th.M. Mali and H.J.J. Verhaar
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2010, 31 (8) 1447-1450; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2148
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    Baseline characteristics of 202 randomized patients

    PVConservative TherapyP Value
    No. of patients101101
    Age75.2 ± 9.875.4 ± 8.4.90
    Female sex70 (69%)70 (69%)1.0
    Duration of back pain (days)29.3 ± 17.126.8 ± 16.0.46
    Initial VAS7.8 ± 1.57.5 ± 1.6.12
    Mean no. of VCFs at baseline (range)2.4 ± 1.9 (1–5)2.1 ± 1.5 (1–5).24
    No./grading of VCFs with bone edema136120
        Mild5755.59
        Moderate5845
        Severe2120
        Wedge9097.18
        Biconcave4623
        Crush00
    Vertebral level with bone edema
        T5-T101932.16
        T11-L29166
        L3-L52928
    Bone density (t-score)−3.0 ± 1.17−3.0 ± 1.05.78
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    Distribution of new VCFs

    DistributionPV (n = 91)Conservative Therapy (n = 85)P Value
    Adjacent711.23
    Between43
    Distant716
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    Height loss of the treated VCFs between baseline and last follow-up

    Further Height Loss of Treated VertebraePV (n = 136 vertebrae)Conservative Therapy (n = 120 vertebrae)P Value
    None (0–3 mm)11874<.001
    Moderate (4–7 mm)728
    Severe (≥8 mm)411
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C.A.H. Klazen, A. Venmans, J. de Vries, W.J. van Rooij, F.H. Jansen, M.C. Blonk, P.N.M. Lohle, J.R. Juttmann, E. Buskens, K.J. van Everdingen, A. Muller, H. Fransen, O.E. Elgersma, W.P.Th.M. Mali, H.J.J. Verhaar
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Is Not a Risk Factor for New Osteoporotic Compression Fractures: Results from VERTOS II
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