Table 2 The table shows the morphology of the metastatic lesions in the cervical spine in correlation with the neurological status and spinal canal stenosis signs seen on MRI scan
From: "Quality of life of patients after surgical treatment of cervical spine metastases"
Morphology | Frankel A | Frankel B | Frankel C | Frankel D | Frankel E | Stenosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 vertebra | - | - | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
2 or more vertebrae | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 32 |
Vertebral body | - | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | 3 |
Posterior elements | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Posterior and anterior elements | 3 | 10 | 7 | - | 20 | 30 |