Table 3 Differences in imaging findings in patients with and without Parkinson’s disease.
Item | PD patients (n = 11) | Non-PD patients (n = 32) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Presence of compression fracture at thoracolumbar level (%) | 1 (9.1%) | 23 (71.9%) | 0.0003* |
Type of osteoporotic vertebral collapse | Type 1: 0 Type 2: 3 (27.3%) Type 3: 2 (18.2%) Type 4: 6 (54.5%) | Type 1: 0 Type 2: 20 (62.5%) Type 3: 9 (28.1%) Type 4: 3 (9.4%) | 0.0073* |
Preoperative lumbar BMD (g/cm2) | 0.58 ± 0.051 | 0.63 ± 0.080 | 0.043* |
Appearance of intervertebral cleft (%) | 3 (27.3%) | 13 (40.6%) | 0.43 |
Preoperative lumbar lordosis (degree) | 15.8 ± 7.9 | 20.7 ± 12.0 | 0.24 |
Preoperative local lumbar lordosis (degree) | 5.9 ± 11.6 | − 2.2 ± 16.8 | 0.31 |
Lumbar lordosis at follow-up (degree) | 7.7 ± 9.2 | 20.1 ± 13.5 | 0.02* |
Local lumbar lordosis at follow-up (degree) | 7.7 ± 10.6 | 7.8 ± 9.2 | 0.97 |
L3 total psoas area/vertebral body area (mm2) | 0.45 ± 0.13 | 0.56 ± 0.20 | 0.044* |
