Table 4 Comparison of multilevel VP and TP group.

From: Teriparatide Associated with Fewer Refractures and Higher Body Heights of Cemented Vertebrae after Vertebroplasty: A Matched Cohort Study

 

VP

TP

P-Value

n

7

8

 

Fractures

16

22

 

Segment

2

6

4

 

3

0

3

 

4

1

0

 

5

0

1

 

Adjacent segment

3 (42.86%)

7 (86.67)

0.123

Fractures at the same time

5 (83%)

1 (14%)

0.041*

Age

77.14 ± 6.91

79.38 ± 4.07

0.452

Gender

F

7

6

0.467

M

0

2

 

BMI

 

22.64 ± 2.66

21.73 ± 3.49

0.585

BMD

 

−3.3 ± 0.74

−2.86 ± 1.09

0.387

ODI

Preop

68.4 ± 9.21

68.33 ± 6.86

0.989

Postop-1y

20.8 ± 17.2

39.33 ± 9.09

0.048*

VAS

Preop

8.33 ± 1.53

8.92 ± 1.43

0.589

Postop-1y

2 ± 2

4.17 ± 2.04

0.048*

Pain VAS improvement

4.25 ± 4.19

4.75 ± 2.89

0.828

KA

Preop

−2.27 ± 10.7

−5.16 ± 13.22

0.498

Postop-1w

1.97 ± 10.1

−1.23 ± 12.09

0.415

Postop-1y

−2.82 ± 12.9

−3.22 ± 12.44

0.927

DKA

Postop-1y

−5.94 ± 8.84

−1.98 ± 3.71

0.071

ABH

Preop

1.72 ± 0.69

1.63 ± 0.63

0.692

Postop-1w

2.04 ± 0.59

1.98 ± 0.59

0.769

Postop-1y

1.58 ± 0.54

1.78 ± 0.59

0.324

ABHMR

Postop-1y

0.77 ± 0.14

0.89 ± 0.09

0.005**

MBH

Preop

1.66 ± 0.67

1.55 ± 0.5

0.578

Postop-1w

1.89 ± 0.52

1.89 ± 0.44

0.992

Postop-1y

1.48 ± 0.42

1.69 ± 0.43

0.171

MBHMR

Postop-1y

0.79 ± 0.12

0.89 ± 0.11

0.015*

  1. ABH: anterior body height; BMD: bone marrow density; BMI: body mass index; KA: kyphotic angle; MBH: middle body height; MR: maintenance ratio; ODI: Oswestry disability index; Pre-op: preoperative; Post-op: postoperative; TP: teriparatide; VP: vertebroplasty.
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