Resources utilisation and economic burden of percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in China: a retrospective claim database study

Table 2 PVP/PKP surgery rate for patient diagnosed as OVCF

	Total	PVP	PKP	Unclear
The number of vertebral fracture patient*	50,686	–	–	–
The number of PVP/PKP patient	14,527	8767	3057	2703
The proportion of PVP/PKP among those having vertebral fracture	28.66%	17.30%	6.03%	5.33%

Note: *All vertebral fractures patients who meet inclusion/exclusion criteria are considered as OVCF

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