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Table 2 Mean VAS pain scores in the non-collapse and collapse groupsᅟ

From: Risk factors of adjacent vertebral collapse after percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture in postmenopausal women

 

Non-collapse group (n = 47)

Collapse group (n = 14)

P-value between the 2 groups

Initial

9.7 ± 0.5

9.6 ± 0.8

P = 0.600

After 1 day

1.5 ± 0.7*

1.8 ± 1.0*

P = 0.356

After 1 month

2.5 ± 1.0*

6.8 ± 1.2*

P < 0.001

Final follow-up

2.6 ± 1.2*

3.3 ± 0.8*

P = 0.015

  1. Parameters were compared between the 2 groups using the Student’s t-test
  2. *Significant difference. Compared with pre-operative VAS scores
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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