Table 4

Radiological outcomes and clinical outcomes.

OutcomesPreoperativeIntraoperative (After Positioning)Postoperative
(2 d)
Follow-up
3 m6 m1 y2-y
Radiologic
 Vertebral wedge angle (°)16.8
(−12.2 to 30.0)
5.0
(−3.2 to 18.0)
1.8
(−7.4 to 17.9)
5.4
(−5.9 to 14)
5.9
(−4.4 to 16.9)
4.5
(−5.4 to 15.3)
5.2
(−5.1 to 16.0)
 Regional kyphosis angle (°)10.2
(−27.9 to 28.6)
−4.0
(−29.0 to 19.2)
−7.5
(−31.0 to 11.1)
−6.3
(−25.5 to 18.4)
−6.0
(−22.9 to 14.9)
0.2
(−16.8 to 15.6)
0.5
(−16 to 15.2)
 Coronal Cobb angle (°)2.8
(−5.0 to 13.7)
1.9
(−1.0 to 5.0)
1.1
(0.0–5.0)
1.0
(0.0–6.1)
1.4
(0.4–5.6)
1.7
(0.3–5.5)
1.0
(0.3–5.8)
 AVBH, mm20.3
(1.4–29.1)
N/A26.8
(15.6–39.1)
25.5
(13.1–31.4)
23.1
(12.6–31.2)
23.1
(12.0–31.9)
19.3
(12.2–29.1)
 PVBH, mm28.4
(1.7–34.1)
N/A31.8
(18.2–35.9)
31.4
(16.7–34.6)
29.3
(16.5–35.1)
27.7
(15.9–36.1)
25.1
(16.0–35.0)
 Evidence of fracture healing, n (%)--0 (0)12 (63)15 (100)15 (100)15 (100)
 Implant Failure, n (%)--0 (0)1 (5.9)1 (5.9)1 (5.9)1 (5.9)
Clinical
 Visual analog score76 (4.8)-48.5 (3.4)31.2 (4.6)25 (4.4)20.3 (4.5)11.5 (4.8)
 Oswestry Disability Index84.5 (3.4)-78.4 (3.3)44.7 (5.5)23.8 (4.0)17.7 (5.1)9.9 (4.5)
  • Abbreviations: AVBH, anterior vertebral body height; PVBH, posterior vertebral body height.