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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the included studies

From: Surgical approaches and outcomes for cervical myelopathy with increased signal intensity on T2-weighted MRI: a meta-analysis

ID

Location

Design

Enrollment years

No. with T2 ISI

Classification of T2 ISI

Follow-up time (month)

Diagnosis

Segments

Surgical approach

No. using approach

Gu et al. [10]

China

Prospective nonrandomized controlled

2010–2012

140

NM

27 (12–360)

OPLL

2–6

A: ACCF

27

P: Laminectomy, Laminoplasty

113

Sun et al. [11]

China

Prospective randomized controlled

2005–2008

31

NM

20.3 (12–34)

OPLL

NM

A (NM)

15

P: Laminoplasty

16

Liu et al. [12]

China

Prospective nonrandomized controlled

2002–2006

17

NM

81.6 (60–120)

OPLL

NM

A: ACCF

7

P: Laminoplasty

10

Wang [13]

China

Prospective nonrandomized controlled

2000–2007

49

Qualitative

13.8 (12–60)

CSM

NM

A:ACCF

29

P: Laminoplasty

20

Yang et al. [14]

China

Prospective nonrandomized controlled

2010–2014

202

NM

36 (28–40)

OPLL

≥ 2

A:ACCF, ACDF, HDF

121

P: Laminoplasty

81

Salem et al. [15]

The UK

Prospective nonrandomized controlled

2006–2010

66

NM

37 (17–88)

CSM

NM

A:ACCF, ACDF, ACDR

24

P: Laminoplasty

42

Suri et al. [16]

India

Prospective nonrandomized controlled

1999–2001

121

NM

12–24

CSM

≥ 1

A: ACCF, ACDF

NM

P: Laminectomy, Laminoplasty

Tauchi et al. [17]

Japan

Retrospective

1991–2010

21

NM

32.4 (12–153)

CSM

NM

A:ACCF, ACDF, HDF

NM

P: Laminectomy, Laminoplasty

Uchida et al. [18]

Japan

Retrospective

1988–2001

101

Qualitative

99.6 (12–154)

CSM, OPLL

≥ 1

A: ACCF, ACDF

NM

P: Laminoplasty

  1. NM, not mentioned