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Table 2

VAS, NDI and Nurick scores.

Score Pre-operative 12 months post-op p-value
VAS neck 5.28 + 2.42 0.4 + 0.57 <0.001
VAS upper limb 7.56 + 1.32 0.24 + 0.43 <0.001
NDI 21.64 + 6.76 4.4 + 4.48 <0.001
Nurick score (cord compression) n = 11 2.72 + 0.6 1.63 + 0.6 <0.002

VAS, Visual analog scale; NDI, Neck Disability Index.

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