Table 2. A table summarising the characteristics of subjects included in the study.
General Characteristics | |
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Age ± SD, (Range) | 55.1 ± 14.0 (21–91) |
Male, n (%) | 52 (46) |
MRI Features | |
Mean MCC ± SD (Range) | 25.7 ± 14.6 (0.8–62.8) |
Mean MSCC ± SD (Range) | 17.4 ± 13.8 (0.0–63.1) |
Mean SCOR ± SD (Range) | 61.3 ± 8.7 (40.8–109.2) |
Mean CR ± SD (Range) | 0.42 ± 0.11 (0.16–0.71) |
Clinical Pathway | |
Patients diagnosed with myelopathy, n (%) | 36 (32) |
Patients ultimately reviewed by a spinal surgeon, n (%) | 81 (72) |
Mean mJOA on assessment by spinal surgeon ± SD, (Range) | 15.4 ± 1.8 (9–18) |
Patients offered surgical treatment, n (%) | 34 (30) |
Mean time to surgery from assessment (months) ± SD (Range) | 3.6 ± 3.7 (0–18) |
SD = Standard Deviation, MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MCC = Maximum Canal Compromise, MSCC = Maximum Spinal Cord Compression, SCOR = Spinal Cord Occupation Ratio, CR = Compression Ratio, mJOA = Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scale