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Table 1 Clinical characteristics

From: A novel MRI- and CT-based scoring system to differentiate malignant from osteoporotic vertebral fractures in Chinese patients

Characteristics

MVF

OVF

n (vertebrae)

150

150

n (patients)

106

126

Gender (Male/Female)

74/32

34/92

Age (years), Mean ± SD (range)

55.5 ± 11.9 (23–75)

66.3 ± 7.6 (51–82)

Spinal level

 Thoracic, n (%)

70 (46.7%)

69 (46.0%)

 Lumbar, n (%)

80 (53.3%)

81 (54.0%)

n (tumor type)

 

N/A

 Lung

35

 

 Multiple myeloma

21

 

 Prostate

13

 

 Bladder

11

 

 Liver

9

 

 Kidney

8

 

 Lymphoma

7

 

 Breast

4

 

 Leukemia

4

 

 Osteosarcoma

3

 

 PNET

3

 

 Chondrosarcoma

2

 

 Other

30

 
  1. MVF metastatic vertebral fracture, OVF osteoporotic vertebral fracture, PNET peripheral neuroectodermal tumor, N/A not applicable
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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