Research Article

MRI T2WI High Signal Is a Risk Factor for Perioperative Complications in Patients with Cervical Spondylosis with Spinal Cord Compression: A Propensity Matching Score Analysis

Table 3

Hospital stay and clinical outcomes between two groups before and after matching.

Before propensity score matchingAfter propensity score matching
T2WIHS ()Normal ()T2WIHS ()Normal ()

Hospital stay0.0010.003
Improvement of JOA<0.001<0.001

All data are shown as the and (%) in the table. , , and displayed in the table. T2WIHS: T2-weighted image high signal; JOA: Japanese Orthopaedic Association. .