Table 1:

Baseline patient demographics

CharacteristicCFIBTF
No. of patients evaluablea5755
Age (yr) (mean)73.6 ± 8.476.0 ± 9.4
Weight in kg (mean)71.0 ± 16.271.8 ± 16.3
Height in cm (mean)162.1 ± 8.3162.2 ± 8.8
Female (No.) (%)47 (82.5)41 (74.5)
Ethnicity (No.) (%)
    Caucasian55 (96.5)55 (100.0)
    Hispanic1 (1.8)0 (0)
    Middle Eastern1 (1.8)0 (0)
Smoking history (No.) (%)
    Never36 (63.2)36 (65.5)
    Former14 (24.6)14 (25.5)
    Current7 (12.3)5 (9.1)
Index fracture age (wk) (median) (IQR)4.0 (2.0, 9.0)5.0 (3.0, 8.0)
Index vertebral body location (No.) (%)
    T5-T97 (12.3)6 (10.9)
    T10-L242 (73.7)37 (67.3)
    L3-L58 (14.0)12 (21.8)
Index fracture morphometry (No.) (%)b
    Wedge38 (66.7)34 (61.8)
    Crush4 (7.0)4 (7.3)
    Concave15 (26.3)17 (30.9)
Prior symptomatic VCF (No.) (%)b
    044 (77.2)43 (78.2)
    15 (8.8)11 (20.0)
    22 (3.5)1 (1.8)
    36 (10.5)0 (0)

  • ↵a A total of 120 patients enrolled. Eight patients withdrew early, did not receive surgery, and, therefore, did not receive randomization assignment.

  • ↵b As determined by treating physicians.