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Table 1 Demographic data of patients

From: Percutaneous kyphoplasty with or without posterior pedicle screw fixation for the management of severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with nonunion

Variable

PKP group

PPSF + KP group

P value

N

27

24

Gender (M/F)

7/20

6/18

0.940

Age (Y)

75.19 ± 5.94

75.33 ± 6.62

0.933

Course of disease (Mo)

3.81 ± 2.29

3.50 ± 1.69

0.583

BMD

− 3.49 ± 0.49

− 3.63 ± 0.32

0.236

Responsible segment (N)

 T10

1

1

0.557

 T11

0

1

 

 T12

8

7

 

 L1

10

9

 

 L2

5

4

 

 L3

2

2

 

 L4

1

0

 

Follow-up (Mo)

27.04 ± 2.08

27.17 ± 2.07

0.825

  1. Values are expressed in mean ± standard deviation
  2. N number, M/F Male/Female, Y years, Mo months, BMD bone mineral density