Table 1

Summary of all relevant patient data. Instrumentation: short (1 level above and 1 below the index level); long (≥2 levels above and ≥2 levels below the index level)

PatientLevel of fractureEtiologyClassificationSettingPosterior surgeryCanal encroachmentPedicle involvment†DecompressionAK techniqueSAIF screwInstrumentationVB height loss >50%Cobb angle preopCobb angle postopCobb angle at 4 weeksPain (NRS) preopPain (NRS) postopFrankel preopFrankel postop
1T11OsteoporosisOF4ASMISY/NVBSLongY34.2°31°31.8°74EE
2L3TumorSINS 11ORMISN (foraminal compression)Unilateral (severe)YSAIFUnilateralShortY7.5°0.9°0.8°52DE
3L2OsteoporosisOF3ASOSN/NSAIFShortN28°11.3°15°82DE
4T12OsteoporosisOF4ASMISY/NVBSLongY17.3°10.6°12.6°54EE
5L3TumorSINS 12ASOSN (foraminal compression)Unilateral (mild)YSAIFBilateralLongN−15.3°−24.6°−24.5°86EE
6L1TraumaA4OROSY/YSJLongY7.8°3.5°3.2°72EE
7T4TumorSINS 14ASOSYBilateral (severe)YVBSLongY19.8°15.6°N.D.DD
8T12TraumaA3ORMISN/NVBSLongY34.2°25.6°30.1°EE
9L1TraumaB2OROSY/YSJLongY23.8°6.2°11.2°40EE
10L1OsteoporosisOF5ASMISY/NSAIFShortY16.9°3.2°10.3°EE
11T6TumorSINS 12ASMISNBilateral (severe)NVBSShortY8.5°8.2°72EE
12T12TumorSINS 16ASMISNBilateral (severe)NVBSLongY12°1.9°2.4°73EE
13L1TraumaA3OROSY/YSAIFShortY32.4°6.3°N.D.83EE
13–1*T12OsteoporosisOROS//NVBSLong55°24.6°21.7°40EE
14T7TumorSINS 12ASOSYUnilateral (severe)YSAIFUnilateralLongY22°22.3°22.9°DD
15T3OsteoporosisOF5ASOSY/YSAIFLongY56.5°40.3°N.D.42CD
16T3TumorSINS 14ASOSYNYSAIFBilateralLongY5.6°3.2°4.8°82EE
17T12TumorSINS 12OROSY/YSAIFBilateralShortY0.1°1.1°N.D.
18T5TumorSINS 12ASOSYBilateral (mild)YSAIFBilateralLongY17°15.4°N.D.
19L1TraumaA4OROSYBilateral (mild)NVBSShortY7.6°1.1°1.3°62EE
20T10TumorSINS 9ASOSY/YVBSLongY31.2°28°28.1°50EE
21T12OsteoporosisOF4OROSYBilateral (severe)YSAIFShortY29.8°25°24.6°95EE
22L2TraumaA2ORMISN/NSAIFShortN15.1°3.9°4.3°73EE
23T12TraumaA4OROSY/NVBSLongY16.5°12.1°11.8°85EE
24L1OsteoporosisOF4ASOSY/NVBSShortY19.9°13.4°12.6°73EE
  • *As specified in the text, patient 13 was treated twice due to implant failure.

  • †For neoplastic fractures only.

  • AK, armed kyphoplasty; AS, angiosuite; MIS, minimally invasive surgery; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale; OR, operating room; OS, open surgery; SAIF, stent-screw assisted internal fixation; SJ, SpineJack; VB, vertebral body; VBS, vertebral body stenting.