Fig. 1Image of the L2 vertebral body from 80-years-old woman. a: Anterior height of vertebral body, p: Posterior height of vertebral body. Compression rate (%): (p-a)*100/p, Immediate recovery rate (%point): Preoperative compression rate-Immediate post-operative compression rate, Follow up recovery rate (%point): Preoperative compression rate-Follow up compression rate.
Fig. 2
Simple radiographs of 74 years old male has BMD score 0.333 with L1 compression fracture.
(A) Preoperative lateral radiograph showed L1 compression fracture (compression rate: 20%).
(B) Postoperative lateral radiograph showed kyphoplasty on T12 (recovery rate: 10%).
(C) Postoperative 6 months follow up lateral radiograph (recovery rate: 6%).
Fig. 3
Simple radiographs of 74 years old female has compression fracture on T12.
(A) Preoperative lateral radiograph showed T12 compression fracture (compression rate: 15%).
(B) Postoperative lateral radiograph showed kyphoplasty on T12 (recovery rate: 12%).
(C) Postoperative 6months follow up lateral radiograph (recovery rate: 12%).
Fig. 4
Simple radiographs of 80 years old female has compression fracture on T12.
(A) Preoperative lateral radiograph showed T12 compression fracture (compression rate: 35%).
(B) Postoperative lateral radiograph showed kyphoplasty on T12 (recovery rate: 17%).
(C) Postoperative 6months follow up lateral radiograph (recovery rate: 3%)
Fig. 5
Simple radiographs of 74 years old male with T8 compression fracture.
(A) Preoperative lateral radiograph showed T8 compression fracture (compression rate: 24%).
(B) Postoperative lateral radiograph showed kyphoplasty on T8 (recovery rate: 3%).
(C) Postoperative 6 months follow up lateral radiograph (recovery rate: 3%).
(D) CT scan of T8 with endplate crack.
Table 1Patients' demographics
Table 2Comparision according to BMD
Table 3Comparision according to preoperative compression rate
Table 4Comparision according to postoperatve recovery rate
Table 5Comparision according to the existence of cement leakage or not