Table 4 Cement leakage and complications during percutaneous vertebroplasty according to thoracic and lumbar spine
From: Risk factors of neurological deficit and pulmonary cement embolism after percutaneous vertebroplasty
Location | T-spine (n = 1340) | L-spine (n = 2472) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Cement leakage | |||
B type | 130 (9.7%) | 289 (11.7%) | p > 0.05 |
S type | 61 (4.5%) | 92 (3.7%) | p > 0.05 |
C type- paraspinal | 381 (28.4%) | 572 (23.1%) | p > 0.05 |
C type- intradiscal | 289 (21.6%) | 702 (28.3%) | p > 0.05 |
C type- posterior | 9 (0.67%) | 17 (0.69%) | p > 0.05 |
Clinical complication | |||
Neurological deficit | 3 (0.22%) | 1 (0.04%) | p < 0.01 |
Pulmonary embolism | 3 (0.22%) | 6 (0.24%) | p > 0.05 |