| Baseline (mean ± SD) | 3 months after surgery (mean ± SD) | 6 months after surgery (mean ± SD) | p-value |
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mJOA-LEF (0–7) | 5.17 ± 1.09 | 6.08 ± 1.06 * | 6.25 ± 1.19 * | < 0.001 |
Nurick scale (0–5) | 2.29 ± 0.55 | 1.17 ± 8.17 * | 0.92 ± 1.01 * | < 0.001 |
JOACMEQ-LEF (%) | 76.52 ± 27.39 | 81.06 ± 18.26 | 81.82 ± 21.61 | 0.94 |