Table 1 Klekamp score outcome
From: The role of intraoperative ultrasound in management of spinal intradural mass lesions and outcome
Parameters | Impaired functions | Klekamp items improvement (after 6 mon.) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative | Postoperative (after 6 mon.) | |||
Klekamp items | ||||
Sensory | 36(100.0) | 8(22%) | 28(78%) | 0.0001* |
Motor | 26(72.2) | 15(41.7%) | 11(30.6%) | 0.001* |
Gait | 31(86.1) | 15(41.7%) | 16(44.4%) | 0.0001* |
Sphincter | 6(16.7) | 3(8.3%) | 3(8.3%) | 0.25 |
Parameters | Preoperative | Postoperative (First 24 h.) | Postoperative (6 months) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Klekamp score | ||||
15–18/20 | 20(55.6) | 24(66.7%) | 30(83.6%) | P1 = 0.12 |
10–14/20 | 11(30.6%) | 7(19.4%) | 3(13.9%) | P2 = 0.001* |
< 10 | 5(13.9%) | 5(13.9%) | 3(13.9%) | P3 = 0.016* |
Total Klekamp score | ||||
Mean ± SD | 14.4 ± 3.3 | 17 ± 3.2 | 0.0001* | |
(range) | (7–18) | (7–20) | ||
Klekamp improvement (after 6 mon.) | ||||
Yes | 28(77.8%) | |||
No | 8(22.2%) | |||
Klekamp improvement rate (after6 mon.) | ||||
50–75% | 19(52.8%) | |||
> 75% | 9(25.0%) | |||