12 September 2023 : Clinical Research
Retrospective Evaluation of Short-Course versus Traditional Preoperative Chemotherapy in Thoracolumbar Spinal Tuberculosis Patients
Lin Chen1ABCDEFG, Jun Zhang1ABCDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941003
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941003
Table 4 Changes of neurological function at the last follow-up in the short-course intensive chemotherapy group.
| AISA grading | Preoperative short-course intensive chemotherapy group (53 cases) | |
|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | Last follow-up | |
| 5 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | |
| 28 | 9 | |
| 9 | 14 | |
| 0 | 30 | |
| American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), Complete injury: no sensory and motor function preservation in the sacral segment (S4, 5); Incomplete injury: including below the nerve level. The sensory function of the sacral segment (S4, 5) exists, but there is no motor function; Incomplete injury: motor function is preserved below the nerve level, and muscle strength of more than half of the key muscles is less than grade 3; Incomplete injury: The motor function is preserved below the nerve level, and more than half of the key muscles have muscle strength ≥grade 3; is normal, and the sensory and motor functions are normal. | ||