Table 1 Patient demographics data
From: Is additional balloon Kyphoplasty safe and effective for acute thoracolumbar burst fracture?
Characteristic | Kyphoplasty | Vertebroplasty | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 31 | 30 | 0.91 |
Age | 35.5 ± 6.5 | 41.2 ± 6.8 | 0.814 |
Gender: female (%) | 14 (54%) | 12 (48%) | 0.258 |
Location of fractured vertebrae | |||
 Thoracic (T8–T10) | 4 | 2 |  |
 T–L (T11–L1)aw | 21 | 19 | 0.390 |
 Lumbar (L2–L3) | 6 | 9 |  |
Neurological status (ASIA+) | |||
 A | 1 | 6 |  |
 B | 0 | 2 |  |
 C | 2 | 2 | 0.456 |
 D | 2 | 1 |  |
 E | 26 | 19 |  |
Hospital stay | 12.5 ± 2.55 | 13 ± 3 | 0.551 |