General patient characteristics
| 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.