Table 2 Modified Tokuhashi scoring system for preoperative assessment of metastatic spine tumor prognosis.
Characteristics | Score |
|---|---|
General health condition | good = 0, bad = 1 |
Extra-spinal bone metastasis | no = 0 , yes = 1 |
Other vertebral metastasis | no = 0, yes = 1 |
Other visceral organ metastasis | no = 0, yes = 1 |
Primary site of the cancer | limited = 0, diffuse = 1 |
Palsy | normal = 0, paresis = 1, plegia = 2 |