Pain relief after vertebroplasty procedure
| Worse | No Change | Decreased | Completely Improved | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain at rest | ||||
| Postoperative (11) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 week (11) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 month (9) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 months (6) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pain with activity | ||||
| Postoperative (11) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 1 week (11) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 1 month (9) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 months (6) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Note:—Numbers in parentheses indicate number of patients available at each follow-up time point, and numbers in each column indicate severity of pain on the basis of a semiquantitative pain scale (0–10).