Table 2 Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of other cases

Chin et al.

59 / Male

CSM

ACDF C4–5, C5–6

Incomplete tetraplegia

1. High-dose steroid protocol

2. C5 corpectomy

Left finger flexion 3/5

Left finger extension and interossei 4/5

Left hip abduction 5−/5

Left quadriceps and hamstring 4/5

Left other muscle groups 2/5

Right lower limb 5/5

Giammalva et al.

64 / Male

CSM

ACDF C3–4, C5–6

Tetraparesis

1.High dose steroid protocol

Right hand prehension 3/5

Right arm flexion 2/5

Both leg flexion 2/5

Antwi et al.

68 / Male

CSM

PCDF C3–7

Hemiparesis (Left)

1. High-dose steroid protocol

Left wrist flexion 3/5

Left wrist extension 4+/5

Left elbow flexion 4+/5

Left elbow extension 4+/5

Left hip flexion 2+/5

Left knee extesion 4/5

Left ankle dorsiflexion 1/5

Left ankle plantar flexion 2/5

Our case

49 / Female

CSR

ACDF C6–7

Paraplegia

1. High-dose steroid protocol

2. Laminoplasty C4–5–6-7

Both lower limb full strength