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Table 2 Comparison of visual analogue scale, Frankel scale, modified Brodsky criteria, and Cobb’s angle before and after surgery

Case number	Pre-op VAS	Post-op VAS	Pre-op MBC	Post-op MBC	Pre-op FS	Post-op FS	Pre-op CA	Post-op CA
1	8	2	P	G	C	E	6	14
2	7	3	F	G	D	E	−21	−3
3	8	3	F	G	D	E	22	27
4	8	4	P	G	D	E	−23	−14
5	9	4	P	G	C	D	−56	−41
6	8	3	F	E	E	E	17	20
7	8	3	P	G	D	E	−19	1
8	8	4	P	F	D	D	−5	5
9	8	3	P	G	D	E	−10	2
10	9	3	F	G	E	E	19	31
11	8	3	P	G	D	E	11	16
12	7	3	F	G	D	E	−4	7
13	8	3	P	F	D	D	−15	−9
14	9	4	P	G	D	E	18	34
15	8	3	F	E	D	E	−23	−12
16	8	3	P	G	D	E	20	28
17	9	3	P	G	C	D	−38	−32
18	8	4	F	G	E	E	−12	3
19	9	3	P	G	D	E	−22	7
20	8	2	F	E	D	E	14	33

Pre-op pre-operative, Post-op post-operative, VAS visual analogue scale (0 means no pain and 10 the most pain possible), MBC modified Brodsky criteria (P poor, F fair, G good, E excellent), FS Frankel scale (A complete paralysis, B sensory function only below the injury level, C incomplete motor function below the injury level, D fair to good motor function below the injury level, E normal function), CA Cobb’s angle

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