Table 2 Parameters related to imaging and technical characteristics
From: Risk factors of neurological deficit and pulmonary cement embolism after percutaneous vertebroplasty
Operative characteristic (n = 3812 vertebra) | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Unipedicular approach | 3751 (98.4%) |
Bipedicular approach | 61 (1.6%) |
Volume injected | |
 < 3.5 cc | 320 (8.4%) |
 3.5–7 cc | 2821 (74%) |
 > 7 cc | 671 (17.6%) |
Anesthesia | |
 Local | 3022 (95.2%) |
 General | 153 (4.8%) |