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World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2014; 5(3): 262-271
Published online Jul 18, 2014. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i3.262
Published online Jul 18, 2014. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i3.262
Table 6 Linden score
| Prognostic factors | Points |
| Karnofsky performance status | |
| 80-100 | 2 |
| 50-70 | 1 |
| 20-40 | 0 |
| Primary tumor | |
| Breast | 3 |
| Prostate | 2 |
| Lung | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Visceral metastases | |
| No | 1 |
| Yes | 0 |
| Total points | Mean overall survival |
| 0-3 (n = 116) | 4.8 mo |
| 4-5 (n = 164) | 13.1 mo |
| 6 (n = 62) | 18.3 mo |
- Citation: Tokuhashi Y, Uei H, Oshima M, Ajiro Y. Scoring system for prediction of metastatic spine tumor prognosis. World J Orthop 2014; 5(3): 262-271
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v5/i3/262.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v5.i3.262