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Table 4
Comparison of studies in literature predicting neurological deficit in TB spine.
| Authors | Year | Study design | No. of patients | Predictors of neurological deficit |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | P-value | |||||
| Wang and Yang [13] | 2016 | Retrospective study | 329 | Age | 1.761 | 1.227–2.526 | 0.002 |
| Worsening of sickness | 1.910 | 1.161–3.141 | 0.011 | ||||
| Location (thoracic vs. cervical) | 0.204 | 0.063–0.662 | 0.008 | ||||
| Spinal compression | 1.672 | 1.020–2.741 | 0.042 | ||||
| Singh et al. [14] | 2019 | Prospective study | 40 | Cord compression | 14.67 | 1.09–197.96 | 0.043 |
| Cord oedema | 21.42 | 1.68–272.72 | 0.018 | ||||
| Sae-Jung et al. [15] | 2019 | Retrospective study | 125 | Cobbs angle > 30 | 2.62 | 1.03–6.67 | 0.04 |
| Signal cord change | 3.31 | 1.50–7.3 | 0.003 | ||||
| Our study | 2020 | Retrospective study | 105 | Kyphosis > 30° | 3.92 | 1.21–12.7 | 0.023 |
| Canal encroachment > 50% | 7.34 | 2.32–23.17 | 0.001 | ||||
| Cord oedema | 11.93 | 1.24–114.05 | 0.03 | ||||
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