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Neurologic recovery according to Frankel scoring.
|
Level of TB Lesion and Frankel Grade |
On Admission |
Frankel Grade at Final Follow-Up |
P Valuea |
||||
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
|||
| Thoracic | <.0001 | ||||||
| A | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| B | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| C | 10 | 10 | |||||
| D | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Thoracolumbar | <.0001 | ||||||
| A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| B | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| C | 7 | 7 | |||||
| D | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Lumbar/lumbosacral | <.0001 | ||||||
| A | 0 | 0 | |||||
| B | 1 | 1 | |||||
| C | 7 | 7 | |||||
| D | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 42 | |||||
Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis.
Wilcoxon signed rank test, follow-up compared with preoperation.
