From: Preoperative prone position exercises: a simple and novel method to improve tolerance to kyphoplasty for treatment of single level osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
Exercises group (n = 42)
Control group (n = 41)
P value
Procedure without a pause (yes/no)
30/12
10/31
P < 0.001
Need for intravenous sedation(yes/no)
7/35
28/13
Patient willing to repeat(yes/no)
41/1
32/9
P < 0.01