Table 2 Morbidity and mortality of each group
Group 1 | Group 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Morbidity | Threepatients bed ridden due to multiple spinal fracture and paraparesis. Four patients can walk with aid | All still mobile without aid except one who needs stalk aid. |
Mortality | Five patients: four deaths due to advancement of the disease and one due to sepsis after 7–11 months of treatment (38.5%) | Four patients: one at the same day of surgery due to PE, two after 1.5 year of treatment due to advancement of the disease and one after 1.5 years due to pneumonia. (27.3%) |
Back Pain Improvement | Six patients improved partially | All patients improved after Vertebroplasty with three of them had episodes of pain. |
Vertebroplasty Intraoperative Complications | ---- | One had small leak toward the spinal canal without neurological disorders. One had intravascular leak. |