TABLE 1

Demographic and Clinical Data

Patient no.SexAge (y)Affected levelDuration of symptoms (mo)JOA scoreSUV of 18F-FDG uptake (preoperatively/12 mo after decompressive surgery)
DeteriorationPreoperativePost-OP-6Post-OP-12ImprovementC1C2C3C4C5C6C7C1–C7
Myelopathy type 1
1F54C3–416211161652.1/1.81.9/1.81.8/1.91.9/1.51.5/1.61.5/1.61.3/1.51.7/1.7
2M71C4–5548141572.2/2.12.3/2.22.3/2.12.3/1.92.7/1.82.2/1.71.8/1.62.3/1.9
3M83C3–433691262.6/2.42.6/2.13.0/2.22.5/1.82.2/1.71.9/1.61.4/1.62.3/1.9
4M62C3–4439141562.1/1.71.9/1.41.7/1.32.0/1.31.8/1.21.4/1.31.5/1.31.8/1.4
5M68C3–41215171721.8/1.71.6/1.41.9/1.31.7/1.41.4/1.31.2/1.21.3/1.11.6/1.4
6F77C3–4189131672.1/2.62.6/2.42.6/2.51.9/2.41.7/2.61.5/2.41.6/2.32.0/2.5
7M75C4–59311131542.5/3.22.0/2.71.9/2.42.3/2.51.8/3.41.9/2.61.8/2.22.0/2.7
8M77C3–4928111241.9/NA1.6/NA1.9/NA1.6/NA1.5/NA1.6/NA1.5/NA1.7/NA
9M68C4–55510151551.6/2.01.5/1.81.6/1.71.9/1.91.5/1.91.4/2.11.4/1.91.6/1.9
10M72C3–4298141352.4/2.22.2/1.92.6/2.01.9/2.11.8/1.91.8/1.71.5/1.62.0/1.9
Mean715.54.19.513.614.44.92.1/2.22.0/2.02.1/1.92.0/1.91.8/1.91.7/1.81.5/1.71.9/1.9
SD84.72.52.52.31.61.40.3/0.50.4/0.40.5/0.40.3/0.40.4/0.70.3/0.50.2/0.40.3/0.4
Myelopathy type 2
11M74C3–47012131312.1/1.82.0/1.62.0/1.62.0/1.51.9/1.51.7/1.51.7/1.61.9/1.6
12M47C3–481151414−12.2/2.52.1/2.12.2/2.12.2/1.82.0/1.81.7/1.41.4/1.22.0/1.8
13M45C4–514113131301.9/2.01.9/1.61.7/1.71.6/1.61.7/1.51.5/1.61.2/1.31.6/1.6
14M51C4–56113131302.2/1.91.8/1.71.7/1.71.7/1.61.6/1.41.4/1.51.6/1.71.7/1.6
15F83C4–57111111212.1/NA1.7/NA1.7/NA1.7/NA1.5/NA1.5/NA1.7/NA1.7/NA
16M60C3–422011121321.6/1.51.7/1.51.8/1.41.7/1.31.7/1.31.6/1.31.4/1.21.6/1.4
17M53C4–51819111122.1/2.62.1/2.42.0/2.52.2/2.12.0/1.71.6/1.41.2/1.81.9/2.1
18M76C3–430188802.4/2.52.0/1.92.0/1.81.9/1.71.8/1.71.6/1.61.4/1.31.9/1.8
19M46C3–45115161612.1/2.12.0/2.01.9/2.01.9/2.02.0/1.91.8/1.71.7/1.71.9/1.9
20M56C4–528099902.0/2.02.1/1.82.0/1.62.0/1.62.1/1.81.9/1.71.6/1.72.0/1.7
Mean5914.50.711.612.012.20.62.0/2.11.9/1.81.9/1.81.8/1.71.8/1.61.6/1.51.5/1.51.8/1.7
SD149.50.52.52.42.31.00.2/0.40.2/0.30.2/0.30.2/0.20.2/0.20.2/0.10.2/0.20.2/0.2

  • Clinical deterioration with decrease of JOA score was assessed within last 3 mo before decompressive surgery.

  • Post-OP-6 = postoperative follow-up after 6 mo; Post-OP-12 = postoperative follow-up after 12 mo; NA = not available.