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Table 3 modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score

From: Multilevel thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum coexisted with/without lumbar spinal stenosis: staged surgical strategy and clinical outcomes

 

mJOA

mJOA Improvement Rate at the final follow-up

Case

1 week before 1st surgery

3 months after 1st surgery

before 2nd operation

at the final follow-up

1

4

10

6

10

85.7 %

2

6

7

9

60.0 %

3

2

2

2

5

50.0 %

4

3

6

5

7.5

56.3 %

5

4

6

6

7.5

50.0 %

6

0

2

2

5

45.5 %

7

7

8

8

10

75.0 %

8

2

5

5

7

55.6 %

9

3

3

3

4

12.5 %

10

1

1

8

70.0 %

11

6

9

6

10

80.0 %

Average

3.5

5.5

4.6

7.5

58.2 %

SD

2.2

3.1

2.3

2.2

20.1 %