Utilization of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty services by specialty illustrating the proportion of selected specialties and the number of procedures
| Y2001 | Y2002 | Y2003 | Y2004 | Y2005 | Y2006 | Y2007 | Y2008 | Y2009 | Y2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertebroplasty | ||||||||||
| Diagnostic radiology | (61.0%) 10500 | (64.6%) 16880 | (65.7%) 21200 | (65.9%) 23900 | (65.3%) 23660 | (68.8%) 25300 | (64.1%) 23860 | (63.4%) 24440 | (58.7%) 20589 | (60.9%) 17638 |
| Orthopedic surgery | (15.9%) 2740 | (12.4%) 3240 | (10.7%) 3460 | (10.4%) 3760 | (9.1%) 3300 | (7.1%) 2620 | (8.2%) 3060 | (9.4%) 3620 | (10.5%) 3672 | (10.7%) 3101 |
| Neurosurgery | (5.6%) 960 | (7.0%) 1840 | (7.1%) 2300 | (6.5%) 2360 | (6.1%) 2220 | (5.3%) 1940 | (5.1%) 1900 | (5.0%) 1920 | (7.1%) 2507 | (7.3%) 2108 |
| Interventional radiology | (10.7%) 1840 | (8.6%) 2260 | (9.7%) 3120 | (9.2%) 3320 | (9.7%) 3520 | (7.5%) 2760 | (9.2%) 3440 | (9.7%) 3720 | (10.0%) 3525 | (10.0%) 2908 |
| Others | (6.7%) 1160 | (7.3%) 1920 | (6.8%) 2180 | (8.1%) 2940 | (9.8%) 3560 | (11.3%) 4140 | (13.3%) 4960 | (12.6%) 4840 | (13.7%) 4798 | (11.0%) 3194 |
| Total | 17200 | 26140 | 32260 | 36280 | 36260 | 36760 | 37220 | 38540 | 35091 | 28949 |
| Kyphoplasty | ||||||||||
| Diagnostic radiology | (20.5%) 10660 | (22.4%) 13780 | (25.3%) 16200 | (26.4%) 16607 | (25.5%) 14753 | |||||
| Orthopedic surgery | (45.3%) 23560 | (43.7%) 26860 | (39.5%) 25300 | (38.7%) 24364 | (37.4%) 21645 | |||||
| Neurosurgery | (26.8%) 13920 | (23.3%) 14280 | (22.0%) 14060 | (23.4%) 14745 | (23.7%) 13704 | |||||
| Interventional radiology | (2.6%) 1360 | (4.2%) 2580 | (6.0%) 3840 | (4.3%) 2710 | (4.3%) 2498 | |||||
| Others | (4.8%) 2520 | (6.4%) 3900 | (7.2%) 4600 | (7.3%) 4579 | (9.1%) 5290 | |||||
| Total | 52020 | 61400 | 64000 | 63005 | 57890 | |||||
| Combined | ||||||||||
| Diagnostic radiology | (61.0%) 10500 | (64.6%) 16880 | (65.7%) 21200 | (65.9%) 23900 | (65.3%) 23660 | (40.5%) 35960 | (38.2%) 37640 | (39.6%) 40640 | (37.9%) 37196 | (37.3%) 32391 |
| Orthopedic surgery | (15.9%) 2740 | (12.4%) 3240 | (10.7%) 3460 | (10.4%) 3760 | (9.1%) 3300 | (29.5%) 26180 | (30.3%) 29920 | (28.2%) 28920 | (28.6%) 28036 | (28.5%) 24746 |
| Neurosurgery | (5.6%) 960 | (7.0%) 1840 | (7.1%) 2300 | (6.5%) 2360 | (6.1%) 2220 | (17.9%) 15860 | (16.4%) 16180 | (15.6%) 15980 | (17.6%) 17252 | (18.2%) 15812 |
| Interventional radiology | (10.7%) 1840 | (8.6%) 2260 | (9.7%) 3120 | (9.2%) 3320 | (9.7%) 3520 | (4.6%) 4120 | (6.1%) 6020 | (7.4%) 7560 | (6.4%) 6235 | (6.2%) 5406 |
| Others | (6.7%) 1160 | (7.3%) 1920 | (6.8%) 2180 | (8.1%) 2940 | (9.8%) 3560 | (7.5%) 6660 | (9.0%) 8860 | (9.2%) 9440 | (9.6%) 9377 | (9.8%) 8484 |
| Total | 17200 | 26140 | 32260 | 36280 | 36260 | 88780 | 98620 | 102540 | 98096 | 86839 |