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Table 4 American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale and Visual Analog Score

From: A new decompression technique for upper lumbar fracture with neurologic deficit-comparison with traditional open posterior surgery

 

New approach group(n = 21)

Traditional posterior surgery group(n = 29)

P

VAS

   

 Preoperation

7.9 ± 0.8

7.7 ± 1

0.45

 Postoperation

2.6 ± 0.7

3.5 ± 0.9

<0.001

 Last follow-up

1.4 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 0.8

<0.001

ASIA

   

 Preoperation

  

0.706

  A

0

2

 

  B

3

6

 

  C

7

8

 

  D

11

13

 

 Last follow-up

  

0.963

 A

0

1

 

 B

1

2

 

 C

3

6

 

 D

6

7

 

 E

11

13

 

 Recovery index

0.90 ± 0.53

0.86 ± 0.51

0.778

  1. ASIA, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale
  2. VAS, Visual Analog Score
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