Prediction of outcome following laminoplasty of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Focus on the minimum clinically important difference.

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
Masaaki MachinoShiro Imagama

Abstract

The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score has been reported to be around 2.5 points in cervical myelopathy. This study sought to define significant predictive factors on achieving the MCID following laminoplasty in a large series of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). A total of 485 consecutive patients with CSM (295 males and 190 females; mean age: 67.0 years; age range: 42-91 years) who underwent laminoplasty were prospectively enrolled. The average postoperative follow-up period was 26.6 months (range: 12-66 months). We calculated the achieved JOA score. The relationships between outcomes and various clinical and imaging predictors including comorbidity and quantitative performance tests were examined. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the predictors correlated with a JOA score of 2.5 points or more. Clinically meaningful gains were exhibited in 299 patients (61.6%) with a JOA score of ≥2.5 points, whereas 186 patients (38.4%) achieved a JOA score of <2.5 points. Univariate logistic regression analysis showed the predictive factors with a shorter duration of CSM symptoms, lower preoperative JOA scores, absence of hypertension, ...Continue Reading

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