Table I.
BBB scores of each group at different time points following spinal cord injury.
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| Group | 1 week | 2 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 8 weeks |
| A | 0.54±0.15 | 1.49±0.28 | 4.97±0.68a | 6.39±0.59a | 7.03±0.61a |
| B | 0.53±0.12 | 1.62±0.23 | 5.42±0.83b | 8.68±0.52b | 9.04±0.62b |
| C | 0.54±0.11 | 1.73±0.14 | 6.39±0.67a,b | 9.98±0.64a,b | 12.62±0.73a,b |
BBB scores for each group at different time points following spinal cord injury. Three groups exhibited the same change following injury. BBB scores in groups B and C were higher than those in group A. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. At four weeks post-injury, group C compared with group B, P<0.05; group C compared with group A, aP<0.01 (Fig. 2A). BBB, Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan locomotor scoring system.