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Table 2 The improvement of visual analog scale, Frankel’s scale, and modified Brodsky’s criteria before surgery, after surgery, and 1 year later

From: Posterior transpedicular approach with circumferential debridement and anterior reconstruction as a salvage procedure for symptomatic failed vertebroplasty

Case number

Preop VAS

Postop VAS

1 yr VAS

Preop MBC

Postop MBC

1 yr MBC

Preop FS

Postop FS

1 yr FS

1

9

3

2

P

G

G

C

D

E

2

7

3

3

F

E

E

E

E

E

3

8

2

2

P

G

E

C

D

E

4

9

4

3

P

G

G

D

D

E

5

8

4

3

P

G

G

C

D

D

6

8

3

2

P

G

G

D

E

E

7

9

3

2

P

G

E

D

E

E

8

8

4

3

P

G

G

E

E

E

9

9

3

2

P

G

G

C

D

E

10

8

3

2

F

G

G

E

E

E

  1. Preop preoperative; Postop postoperative; 1 yr 1 year later; VAS visual analog scale: 0 means no pain and 10 means the most pain possible; MBC modified Brodsky’s criteria: P poor, F fair, G good, E excellent; FS Frankel’s scale: A complete paralysis, B sensory function only below the injury level, C incomplete motor function below injury level, D fair to good motor function below injury level, E normal function.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X