31 January 2021 : Clinical Research
Using a Combined Classification of Increased Signal Intensity on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Predict Surgical Outcome in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Hu Ren1ADEF, Tao Feng1AEF, Linfeng Wang1ADF, Junchuan Liu1BCD, Peng Zhang1BC, Guangqing Yao1BCD, Yong Shen1ADF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929417
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929417
Table 1 Clinical feature and surgical outcome in each of the 5 types.
| Type 1 (n=30) | Type 2 (n=19) | Type 3 (n=11) | Type 4 (n=13) | Type 5 (n=11) | F | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 46.7±8.1 | 53.4±10.7 | 53.5±9.3 | 58.6±8.3 | 61.5±9.7 | 7.205 | <0.001 |
| Duration of symptoms (months) | 7.4±3.2 | 10.1±2.6 | 10.6±2.2 | 14.1±3.5 | 16.8±2.0 | 27.769 | <0.001 |
| Compression ratio (%) | 35.3±9.2 | 35.5±5.6 | 34.5±2.3 | 34.1±3.1 | 33.8±12.4 | 0.142 | 0.966 |
| Preoperative JOA score | 10.8±1.9 | 10.5±2.0 | 9.7±2.1 | 9.4±2.5 | 8.6±2.5 | 2.842 | 0.029 |
| Postoperative JOA score | 14.8±1.5 | 13.9±1.9 | 12.1±2.0 | 11.4±2.4 | 10.6±1.6 | 16.393 | <0.001 |
| Recovery rate (%) | 67.9±18.8 | 54.5±22.8 | 34.3±16.4 | 26.6±21.7 | 22.5±6.9 | 19.403 | <0.001 |