Functional outcome and characteristics of spinal tissue after contusion injury. (A) Level of functional impairment caused by the SCI as assessed by BBB scale scoring. Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 11, ***p < 0.0005, repeated measures ANOVA). (B) Bright field images of sham and contused spinal cords at T10, as indicated by the arrow. ANOVA, analysis of variance; BBB, Basso, Beattie, Bresnahan; SCI, spinal cord injury; SEM, standard error of the mean.