Category | No of ACF cases (%) | No of MCF cases (%) |
Age (years) (mean±SD) | 71±12 | 69±13 |
Male age (years) (mean±SD) | 70.4±11.7 | 68.3±12 |
Female age (years) (mean±SD) | 70.9±11.9 | 69.8±13.5 |
Age category (n (%)) | ||
26–49 | 5 (3.4) | 5 (4.9) |
50–59 | 17 (11.6) | 16 (15.7) |
60–69 | 34 (23.1) | 19 (18.6) |
70–79 | 51 (34.7) | 37 (36.3) |
80–89 | 38 (25.8) | 24 (23.5) |
>90 | 2 (1.4) | 1 (1) |
Sex (n (%)) | ||
Male | 64 (43.5) | 47 (46) |
Female | 83 (56.5) | 55 (54) |
Type of procedure (n (%)) | ||
Vertebroplasty | 31 (21.1) | 17 (16.7) |
Kyphoplasty | 59 (40.1) | 37 (36.3) |
Both (for treating different levels in the same procedure) | 57 (38.8) | 48 (47) |
No of levels treated per case (n (%)) | ||
1 | 69 (47) | 40 (39.2) |
2 | 65 (44.2) | 52 (51) |
3 | 13 (8.8) | 10 (9.8) |
Vertebral region(s) treated per case (n (%)) | ||
Thoracic | 80 (54.4) | 56 (55) |
Lumbar | 52 (35.4) | 35 (34.3) |
Both | 15 (10.2) | 11 (10.7) |
Needle placement approach used per case (n (%)) | ||
Unilateral | 79 (53.7) | 55 (54) |
Bilateral | 52 (35.4) | 35 (34.3) |
Both (in some cases where >1 level was treated) | 16 (10.9) | 12 (11.7) |
ACFs, all compression fractures; MCFs, metastatic compression fractures.