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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Comparison between the two groups: VBME, AH/PH ratio, VK (unpaired t test)

From: Capacitive biophysical stimulation improves the healing of vertebral fragility fractures: a prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial

 

VBME

AH/PH

VK

Control group

CCEF group

p value

Control group

CCEF group

p value

Control group

CCEF group

p value

Baseline

(mean ± SD)

0.823 ± 0.06

0.835 ± 0.07

0.843

0.86 ± 0.06

0.87 ± 0.04

0.745

8.65 ± 4.44

8.79 ± 5.67

0.895

30-day follow-up

(mean ± SD)

0.866 ± 0.06

0.67 ± 0.06

0.002*

0.63 ± 0.11

0.805 ± 0.09

0.02*

13.73 ± 5.67

10.24 ± 4.48

0.031*

60-day follow-up

(mean ± SD)

0.455 ± 0.08

0.18 ± 0.11

 < 0.001*

0.615 ± 0.13

0.786 ± 0.12

0.001*

14.57 ± 5.06

10.55 ± 5.16

0.046*

  1. VBME vertebral bone marrow oedema, AH/PH anterior wall height/posterior wall height ratio, VK vertebral kyphosis
  2. *p < 0.05 (unpaired t test)
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