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Table 1 Clinical features of the patients (±SD)

From: Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) to treat specialized type of endplate fractures around the Schmorl’s node: a prospective study of 65 patients

Clinical features

Variation

Value

No. of cases

65

Baseline date

 Male

N = 27(41.6%)

 Female

N = 38(58.4%)

 Age

72.93 ± 10.251

 Follow-up (month)

14.82 ± 2.556

 BMI

26.59 ± 5.527

Surgical level

 T7

N = 1(1.5%)

 T8

N = 4(6.2%)

 T9

N = 5(7.7%)

 T10

N = 9(13.8%)

 T11

N = 11(16.9%)

 T12

N = 9(13.8%)

 L1

N = 8(12.3%)

 L2

N = 7(10.8%)

 L3

N = 6(9.2%)

 L4

N = 2(3.1%)

 L5

N = 3(4.6%)

Location of SN

 Inferior endplate

N = 38(58.5%)

 Superior endplate

N = 27(42.5%)

Surgical procedure

 

 Duration of operation (min)

34.29 ± 10.839

 Cement volume (ml)

4.88 ± 0.91

Macnab score

 4(excellent)

N = 32(49.2%)

 3(good)

N = 25(38.5%)

 2(fair)

N = 8(12.3%)

 1(poor)

N = 0(0%)

Complications

 Adjacent vertebral fractures

N = 2(3.1%)

 Cement leakage

N = 5(7.7%)