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. 2012 Jun 26;21(9):1815–1825. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2406-9

Table 4.

Cauda equina completeness and final neurological improvement

Cauda equina syndrome Final neurological outcome according to Gibbons p value
Type 1 Type II Type III Type IV Total (cases)
Incomplete 13 3 1 0 17 0.038*
Complete 6 2 2 1 11
Total 19 5 3 1 28

* Statistically significant through Kruskal–Wallis test