Prospective Analysis of Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Fractures
Huy M. Doa,
Brian S. Kima,
Mary L. Marcellusa,
Lisa Curtisa and
Michael P. Marksa
a From the Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

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FIG 1. Patient demographics, by gender and age.
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FIG 2. Left, Percentage of vertebroplasty treatment sessions for one, two, and three fractures. Right, Percentage of patients receiving one, two, or three or more treatment sessions.
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FIG 3. Distribution of vertebral body fractures and treatment levels.
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FIG 4. Graph comparing scores on pain and active scales prior to vertebroplasty and 1 month after vertebroplasty.
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