Comparison of the patient-derived modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale and the European myelopathy score

ConclusionThe P-mJOA and the EMS had similar mean scores, and intra-rater agreement was high, whereas severity levels only demonstrated fair agreement. The EMS has a lower sensitivity for detecting severe myelopathy but shows an increasing agreement with the P-mJOA for milder disease severity. A larger interval to define severe myelopathy with the EMS is recommended.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research