| Pre-op status | Post-op status | P value |
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VAS | 8.2 ± 0.6a
| 3.2 ± 0.6a
| <0.001 |
MBC | Pb
| Gb
| <0.001 |
FS | Db
| Eb
| <0.001 |
CA | −6.1 ± 21.7a
| 5.9 ± 20.7a
| <0.001 |
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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 (minus indicates sagittal kyphotic angle (opposed to sagittal lordotic angle))
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amean ± standard deviation
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bmedian