Table 1 Factors related to cement leakage and their assignment
Assignment | |
|---|---|
Age | ≤85 years (1); >85 years (2) |
Gender | Male (1); female (2) |
Course of disease | Acute (1); subacute (2); chronic (3) |
Trauma | No (1); yes (2) |
Fracture level | Mid-thoracic (1); Low thoracic (2); Lumbar (3) |
Cortical continuity of vertebral body | No (1); yes (2) |
Intervertebral vacuum cleft | No (1); yes (2) |
Type of vertebral fracture | Wedge (1); biconcave (2); crush (3) |
Fracture severity | Mild (1); moderate (2); severe (3) |
Intrusion of posterior wall | No (1); yes (2) |
Basivertebral foramen | No (1); yes (2) |
Puncture approach | Unilateral (1); bilateral (2) |
Bone cement dispersion types | Cleft (1); trabecular (2) |
Cement volume | <6.0 ml (1); ≥6.0 ml (2) |