A comparison between one- and two-fluoroscopic techniques in percutaneous vertebroplasty

Table 1 Patients' Characteristics

Patient	Sex	Age (year)	Operation time (minute)	Level	Cement amount (mL)	Cement leakage*	Patient satisfaction†
Group 1 (one-fluoroscopic technique)
1	F	80	35	T12	4	Y	-
2	F	74	26	T12	3	Y	Y
3	F	68	35	T12	7	-	Y
4	F	65	35	L2	4	-	Y
5	F	65	40	T12	4	Y	Y
6	F	65	36	L2	4	-	-
7	F	79	40	L2	5	-	Y
8	F	78	40	T11	4	-	-
9	F	74	30	T12	4	-	-
10	F	62	30	L1	5	-	-
11	F	66	50	L1	5	Y	Y
12	F	71	50	L1	4	-	Y
13	F	67	35	L3	4	-	Y
14	M	78	45	L1	5	-	Y
15	F	82	40	L1	3	-	-
Group 2 (two-fluoroscopic technique)
1	F	62	31	L1	4	-	Y
2	F	73	29	L1	4	-	Y
3	F	70	40	T11	5	-	Y
4	F	79	36	L1	3	-	-
5	F	74	21	T12	4	Y	Y
6	F	73	39	L1	4	-	Y
7	F	86	26	T12	3	-	-
8	F	77	36	L2	3	-	-
9	F	77	21	T12	4	-	Y
10	F	85	20	L2	4	-	Y
11	M	77	26	T11	4.5	-	Y
12	F	74	41	L1	4	-	Y
13	M	75	31	T8	2.5	Y	Y
14	F	76	32	T11	2	Y	Y
15	F	66	46	L1	4	-	Y
16	F	77	36	L3	4	Y	Y
17	M	88	22	L1	6	-	-
18	F	82	21	T12	4	-	Y
19	F	64	21	T11	4	-	Y
20	F	67	21	L4	5	-	Y
21	F	65	46	T11	4	-	Y
22	F	82	36	T12	6	-	-
23	F	78	21	L1	6	-	Y
24	F	72	36	L2	4	-	-
25	F	74	31	T9	4	-	-
26	F	67	31	L1	4	-	-
27	F	81	29	L1	4	-	Y
28	F	77	41	L4	4	-	-

Cement leakage*: (Y), cement leakage; (-), no cement leakage.
Patient satisfaction†: (Y), very satisfied or satisfied; (-), cannot decide or not satisfied.

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