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Table 2 JOA and VAS scores of the patients before and after 12 months of operation

From: Clinical observation of posterior decompression, fusion and fixation in the treatment of spinal gout: a case series

Number

JOA

 

VAS

 
 

Before

After

Before

After

1

6

24

9

2

2

7

24

9

1

3

21

28

7

0

4

13

17

6

1

5

14

26

8

0

6

23

28

5

2

7

10

24

8

0

U value

2.00

 

0.00

 

P value

0.004b

 

0.002b

 
  1. JOA and VAS scores of the patients before and after 12 months of operation are shown in Table 2. a Statistical difference between before and 12 months after operation level was set at < 0.05. b Statistically significant difference was set at < 0.01. JOA: Japanese Orthopaedic Association; VAS: visual analogue scale
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X