Characteristics of the study population and features of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
| Variable | Value |
| Total number. of patients | 73 |
| Sex: M/F | 21/52 |
| Mean age (range) | 77.7 (59–98) |
| Treated levels (%) | 80 |
| Thoracic | 28/80 (35%) |
| Lumbar | 52/80 (65%) |
| Thoracolumbar junction (Th10-L2) | 63/80 (79%) |
| Fracture morphology, No. of levels (%) | |
| VB collapse | |
| ≤50% | 21/80 (26.3%) |
| >50% | 59/80 (73.7%) |
| Genant grade 3 | 51/80 (63.8%) |
| Burst | 56/80 (70%) |
| McCormack (grade 2 and 3) | 80/80 (100%) |
| Pediculo-somatic fractures | 31/80 (38.8%) |
| Osteonecrotic cleft | 56/80 (70%) |
VB, vertebral body.