Association between nutritional scores and multilevel vertebral involvement in tubercular spine: a retrospective cohort study.
Mantu JainSiddharth Satyakam PradhanSujit Kumar TripathyShahnawaz KhanSuprava NaikBaijayantimala MishraPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)
Nutritional scores, including CONUT score and PNI, emerged as significant predictors of multilevel STB. CONUT score displayed superior sensitivity, negative predictive value, and overall diagnostic accuracy, while PNI served as a nutritional marker with high specificity and positive predictive value in predicting multilevel involvement in spinal tuberculosis.