Table 2 Association between demographic data, illness duration, imaging data and pathology with Klekamp outcome
From: The role of intraoperative ultrasound in management of spinal intradural mass lesions and outcome
Parameters | Improvement n = 28 and% | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
< 18 years | 5/6 | 83 | 0.37 |
> 18 years | 23/30 | 77 | |
Sex | |||
Males | 11/12 | 92 | 0.08 |
Females | 17/24 | 71 | |
Disease duration | |||
< 3 months | 8/12 | 67 | 0.14 |
≥ 3 months | 20/24 | 83 | |
Location | |||
Cervical | 16/20 | 80.0 | 0.165 |
Dorsal | 6/10 | 60.0 | |
Lumber | 6/6 | 100.0 | |
Number of vertebrae | |||
One vertebra | 7/8 | 87.5 | 0.14 |
Two vertebrae | 10/16 | 62.5 | |
> 2 vertebrae | 11/12 | 91.7 | |
Site of mass | |||
Intramedullary | 8/12 | 66.7 | 0.13 |
Extramedullary | 20/24 | 83.3 | |
Pathology | |||
Meningioma | 11/12 | 91.7 | 0.79 |
NST | 6/8 | 75.0 | |
Hemangioblastoma | 1/1 | 100.0 | |
Ependymoma (5 IM, 2 IDEM) | 5/7 | 71 | |
Astrocytoma | 1/3 | 33.3 | |
Epidermoid | 1/1 | 100.0 | |
Abscess | 1/1 | 100.0 | |
Syringomyelia | 2/3 | 66.6 | |