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Table 4 Results of pathological fractures of both groups

From: Bone density and pain response following intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for vertebral metastases - secondary results of a randomized trial

 

IMRT group

  

3DCRT group

 

Differences between groups

  

n

n/(%)

 

n

n/(%)

 

p-value

  
 

No

Yes

 

No

Yes

   

Baseline

30

29 (96.7%)

1 (3.3%)

30

26 (86.7%)

4 (13.3%)

0.161

  

3 months

20

17 (85.0%)

3 (15%)

19

17 (89.5%)

2 (10.5%)

0.676

  

6 months

18

15 (83.3%)

3 (16.7%)

12

10 (83.3%)

2 (16.7%)

1.000

  
  1. Abbreviations: n = alive participants; n/% = total number of pathological fractures in absolute and percentage terms