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Methods: We collected 8625 patients with pathological thoracolumbar fractures (ICD-9-CM codes 733.13 combined with 805.2 or 805.4) between the years of 2003 to 2013, from the two million random samples from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. Survival analysis was conducted to estimate the mortality risks of different treatments, including vertebroplasty (n = 1389), conventional open surgery (n = 1219), or conservative treatment (n = 6017). A multivariable Cox proportional hazard model was constructed for adjustment of age, gender, comorbidities and complications. Results: Crude incidence rate of patients with pathological thoracolumbar fractures in Taiwan gradually increased year by year. Compared with conservative treatment, conventional open surgery and vertebroplasty seemed to improve long-term survival with adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) of 0.80 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70\u20130.93), and 0.87 (95% CI 0.77\u20130.99), respectively. The survival advantage of vertebroplasty appeared more evident for those aged over 75. However, we were unable to rule out confounding by indication. Conclusion: Although conventional open surgery would usually be the best choice for the treatment of patients with pathological thoracolumbar fractures, database information from current real-world practice appears to support vertebroplasty as a viable choice for elderly people over 75 years of age.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm9010078","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,27]],"date-time":"2019-12-27T11:42:47Z","timestamp":1577446967000},"page":"78","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Long Term Survival of Pathological Thoracolumbar Fractures Treated with Vertebroplasty: Analysis Using a Nationwide Insurance Claim Database"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Kuo-Yuan","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4912-5256","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shang-Chi","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biostatistics Consulting Centre, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wen-Lung","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jung-Der","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2010","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-200310000-00024","article-title":"Painful osteoporotic vertebral fracture. 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