Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical efficiency of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) under guidance of CT versus fluorosco-py for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) in the elderly. [Methods] From May 2019 to May 2021, 80 elderly patients withOVCF who underwent PVP surgery were included in this study, and randomly divided into two groups by lottery. Of them, 40 patients hadPVP performed under CT (CT group), while the other 40 patients underwent PVP under fluoroscopy with C-arm X-ray machine (fluoroscopygroup). The documents regarding perioperative period and images were compared between the two groups. [Results] All patients in bothgroups had PVP performed successfully. The CT group proved significantly superior to the fluoroscopy group in terms of operation time[(45.6±1.7) min vs (69.2±2.0) min, P<0.001], intraoperative X-ray exposure times [(16.8±0.9) vs (38.6±2.6), P<0.001] and puncture time[(23.2±1.5) min vs (46.2±2.1) min, P<0.001], and success rate of first puncture [cases (%), 32 (80.0) vs 26 (65.0), P<0.001]. However, therewas no significant difference in bone cement leakage rate between the two groups (P>0.05). All the patients were followed up for 2 to 12months, and the VAS and ODI scores were significantly decreased in both groups at discharge compared with those before surgery (P<0.05),whereas which were not statistically significant between the two groups at any time points accordingly (P>0.05). Regarding imaging, therewere no significant differences in anterior vertebral height (AVH) and local kyphotic angle (LCA) between the two groups at discharge (P>0.05). [Conclusion] The CT-guided PVP does significantly shorten the operation time, reduce the number of intraoperative fluoroscopy, andmonitor the bone cement injection process in real time, might take more advantage for the elderly with severe osteoporosis.