Park et al evaluated Korean patients with spinal tuberculosis. They separated patients into severe and non-severe groups based on clinical findings. The authors are from multiple university hospitals in South Korea.
Parameters:
(1) number of vertebrae involved
(2) angle of kyphosis
(3) vertebral collapse
Parameter
Finding
Points
number of vertebrae involved
1, 2 or 3
0
4 or more
1
angle of kyphosis
< 25 degrees
0
>= 25 degrees
1
number of vertebrae collapsed
0
0
>= 1
1
total score=
= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 3
• A score >= 1 indicates severe spinal tuberculosis..
• A score =0 indicates nonsevere spinal tuberculosis.
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