Life quality of patients after vertebroplasty PURPOSE. To examine the quality of life among patients who underwent verterbroplasty and compare it to the preoperative quality of life. Study design. Cross-sectional study conducted at the Department of Orthopaedics, Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek. Research subjects and methods. The research included 50 patients under stationary treatment in hospital at the Department of Orthopaedics. The research instruments include a questionnaire containing demographic data and the standardised EuroQuol Research Foundation Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) consisting of dimensions which include mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain level and anxiety. Results. The average score of the current health state before surgery was 68 whereas post-operation health was rated 80 (p<0.001). After the procedure, a significantly higher number of respondents reported greater mobility levels, and lower pain intensity, less respondents reported feeling anxious or depressed (p<0.001), more respondents rated their self-care abilities higher (p=0.003), and felt improvements when performing usual activities (p=0.031) when compared to their pre-operative state. There is a significant difference in patients with multiple fracture localisation regarding mobility (p=0.020) and health state assessment (p=0.027). Mean scores for each category and the mean score for the current health state were significantly higher after the surgical procedure for all categories (p<0.001). Conclusion. The quality of life in patients who underwent vertebroplasty treatment was significantly improved when compared to their preoperative quality of life. After the surgical procedure a significantly higher number of respondents reported higher levels of mobility, lower pain or discomfort levels, and a smaller number of respondents felt anxious or depressed, more respondents felt they can take better care of themselves, and are better at performing usual activities when compared to the preoperative state.