Table 3 Independent factors associated with recovery rate.

From: Surgical results and prognostic factors following percutaneous full endoscopic posterior decompression for thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum

Factor

Partial regression coefficient (B)

Standardized partial regression coefficient (Beta)

P value

 

100.301 (constant)

  

Sex

2.117

0.034

0.853

Age at surgery

−0.272

−0.085

0.521

History of smoking

−2.926

−0.040

0.822

DM

−25.975

−0.249

0.166

Hypertension

15.421

0.244

0.082

Duration of symptoms

−1.114

−0.430

0.013

Preoperative mJOA score

3.130

0.132

0.435

Location of lesion

−8.789

−0.161

0.246

CT classification

3.330

0.068

0.745

MRI classification

−3.134

−0.047

0.719

T2HIS

−27.950

−0.445

0.012

Ratio of APD

0.267

0.077

0.654

Ratio of CSA

0.017

0.007

0.978

Operation time

0.076

0.101

0.507

EBS

0.407

0.102

0.437

Intraoperative DA/DO

−1.184

−0.018

0.923

  1. aDM denotes diabetes mellitus; bmJOA denotes modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association; cCT denotes computed tomography; dMRI denotes magnetic resonance imaging; eT2HIS denotes high intramedullary signal on T2-weighted MRI; fAPD denotes anteroposterior diameter; gCSA denotes cross-section area; hEBL denotes estimated blood loss; iDA denotes dural adhesion; jDO denotes dural ossification.
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