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Table 4 Changes of JOA score before and after surgery

From: Comparison of clinical outcomes of expansive open-door laminoplasty with unilateral or bilateral fixation and fusion for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a multi-center prospective study

 

Unilateral

Bilateral

All patients

p

n

JOA score

n

JOA score

n

JOA score

Before surgery

33

9.94 ± 2.34

77

10.13 ± 2.42

110

10.07 ± 2.39

0.683

Before discharge

33

12.73 ± 2.45 a

77

12.91 ± 2.46 b

110

12.85 ± 2.45 c

0.687

3 months post-surgery

33

15.12 ± 1.63 a

77

14.47 ± 1.93 b

110

14.66 ± 1.86 c

0.571

6 months post-surgery

9

15.56 ± 0.88 a

18

15.39 ± 1.09 b

27

15.44 ± 1.01 c

0.712

12 months post-surgery

16

14.88 ± 2.16 a

32

15.28 ± 1.25 b

48

15.15 ± 1.6 c

0.497

24 months post-surgery

6

15.17 ± 0.75 a

8

14 ± 2.51 b

14

14.5 ± 1.99 c

0.081

  1. a compared to Unilateral before surgery, p < 0.05; b compared to Bilateral before surgery, p < 0.05; c compared to All patients before surgery, p < 0.05