Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers (tissue bridges) with neurological recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury

Table 7 Correlation coefficients and P-values for the relationship between radiological measurements at 1 and 6 months (sagittal index, regional kyphosis, gardener segmental kyphotic deformity) and magnetic resonance imaging parameters related to tissue bridges at 1 and 6 months

MRI parameters at 1 month	1 month				6 months
	Spearman’s rho	Sagittal index	Regional kyphosis	Gardener segmental kyphotic deformity	Sagittal index	Regional kyphosis	Gardener segmental kyphotic deformity
Ventral tissue bridge	Correlation coefficient	0.006	0.108	0.226	-0.161	0.134	0.073
	P value	0.969	0.470	0.126	0.280	0.369	0.628
Dorsal tissue bridge	Correlation coefficient	0.024	0.047	-0.181	-0.055	-0.182	-0.094
	P value	0.871	0.753	0.224	0.714	0.221	0.529
Total width of tissue bridges	Correlation coefficient	0.037	0.082	0.152	-0.112	-0.019	0.045
	P value	0.806	0.583	0.307	0.452	0.901	0.766
Midsagittal tissue bridge ratios	Correlation coefficient	0.005	-0.011	-0.095	0.046	-0.116	-0.076
	P value	0.973	0.940	0.525	0.760	0.436	0.612

n = 47 at all-time points for all variables. MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.