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Table 1 Baseline Patient Demographics, Comorbidities, and Operative Factors

From: Risk factor analysis for progressive spinal deformity after resection of intracanal tumors─ a retrospective study of 272 cases

Variable

Value

Sex, n(%)

 Female

145 (53.3%)

 Male

127 (46.7%)

Age in yrs

42.56 ± 16.18

BMI (kg/m2)

23.28 ± 3.49

Symptom duration in mos

19.65 (0–240)

Presenting symptoms

 Back pain, n(%)

152 (55.9%)

 Motor weakness, n (%)

139 (51.1%)

 Sensory abnormal, n (%)

108 (39.7%)

 Sphincter disturbances, n (%)

47 (17.3%)

Median preop MMS score (IQR)

3 (2–3)

Location, n (%)

 Cervical

50 (18.4%)

 Cervicothoracic

20 (7.4%)

 Thoracic

103 (37.9%)

 Thoracolumbar

29 (10.7%)

 Lumbar

70 (25.7%)

Vertebral levels of tumor involvement, n (%)

 1

69 (25.4%)

 2

136 (50%)

 3

39 (14.3%)

 4

15 (5.5%)

 5

3 (1.1%)

 6

2 (0.7%)

 7

4 (1.5%)

 8

1 (0.4%)

 12

3 (1.1%)

Previous treatment, n(%)

 Biopsy

4 (1.5%)

 Chemotherapy

1 (0.4%)

Preop spinal deformity, n(%)

 No

275 (97.4%)

 Yes

7 (2.6%)

Postop spinal deformity, n(%)

 No

229 (84.2)

 Yes

43 (15.8)