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. 2007 May 31;12(3):227–240. doi: 10.1007/s00776-007-1118-1

Table 5.

The distribution of revised Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score

Motor function (upper extremity, finger)
Score 0 1 2 3 4
Patients with cervical myelopathy (n) 3 20 65 92 53
Healthy volunteers (n) 0 0 0 1 212
Motor function (upper extremity, shoulder/elbow)
Score −2 −1 −0.5 0
Patients with cervical myelopathy (n) 6 4 38 185
Healthy volunteers (n) 0 0 0 213
Motor function (lower extremity)
Score 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 4
Patients with cervical myelopathy (n) 2 1 27 32 53 18 41 59
Healthy volunteers (n) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 209
Sensory (upper extremity)
Score 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
Patients with cervical myelopathy (n) 7 4 1 47 19
Healthy volunteers (n) 0 0 1 0 212
Sensory (trunk)
Score 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
Patients with cervical myelopathy (n) 5 9 42 18 159
Healthy volunteers (n) 0 0 0 1 212
Sensory (lower extremity)
Score 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
Patients with cervical myelopathy (n) 4 24 73 45 87
Healthy volunteers (n) 0 0 0 1 212
Bladder function
Score 0 1 2 3
Patients with cervical myelopathy (n) 1 29 58 145
Healthy volunteers (n) 0 3 6 204