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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients according to method of treatment

From: Comparison if the addition of multilevel vertebral augmentation to conventional therapy will improve the outcome of patients with multiple myeloma

 

Group 1

Group 2

Number of patients

13

14

Age (years)

39–78 (Mean: 58.15, SD: 12.3)

34–74 (Mean: 58.86, SD: 11.99)

Sex (Male : Female)

9:4

6:8

Back Pain

All patients

All patients

Neurological Deficit

None

None

Treatment

Chemo and Radiotherapy = 7

Chemotherapy = 6

Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty

Two hundred six vertebrae (one patient 10 v, one patient 12 v, three patients 14 v, two patients 15, and seven patients 16 vertebrae) in addition to Chemotherapy or Chemo and Radiotherapy