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Table 2 Publications included in the analysis according to the inclusion criteria

From: “How to measure the outcome in the surgical treatment of vertebral compression fractures? A systematic literature review of highly cited level-I studies”

Study

Pain

Health-related Quality of Life

Disability/Function

Radiographic

Other

Primary outcome parameter

Kallmes et al. [16]

VAS

EQ–5D

SF-36 (PCS, MCS), SOF–ADL score, CMI, Pain Frequency and Pain Bothersomeness Indices

RMDQ

_

Opioid use

RMDQ at 1 month

Buchbinder et al. [17]

VAS (Overall pain* and pain at rest and pain in bed at night)

EQ–5D QUALEFFO

AQoL

RMDQ

_

_

Overall pain at 3 months

Klazen et al. [18, 19]

VAS

EQ-5D QUALEFFO

RMDQ

_

cost-eff effectiveness

Pain at 1 month and 1 year

Rousing et al. [20]

VAS

SF-36

DPQ

Timed Up&Go, MMSE, Barthel, Chair Test

plain radiographs (fracture detection)

_

Not defined

Liu et al. [21]

VAS

_

_

VBH, kyphotic wedge angle

_

Not defined

Farrokhi et al. [22]

VAS

ODI

_

VBH and SI, new fractures

_

Pain and ODI

Boonen et al. [15]

VAS

SF-36 (PCF) EQ-5D

RMDQ

_

patient satisfaction

SF-36 (PCF) at 1 month

Blattert et al. [23]

VAS

_

_

bisegmental endplate angle on plain radiographs; distribution and texture of cement plugs on 2-mm CT-scans

_

Not defined

Klazen et al. [19]

VAS

_

_

New VCFs

_

New VCFs

  1. Citation density (Citations/ year); AQoL = The Assessment of Quality of Life; cons. = conservative treatment; JBMR = Journal of Bone and Mineral Research; KA = Kyphotic angle; KP = kyphoplasty; MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging; NEJM = The New England Journal of Medicine; QUALEFFO = Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis; VCF = Vertebral compression fracture; VP = Vertebroplastie; DPQ = Dallas Pain Questionnaire; EQ-5D = European Quality of Life–5 Dimensions; MCS = Mental component score;mmSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; ODI = Oswestry Disability Index; PCS = Physical component score; RMDQ = Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire; SF 36 = Short Form 36 General Health Survey; SI = Sagittal index; VBH = Vertebral body height.