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Table 4 Neurological recovery of the patients in 3 prognostic groups 4 weeks after surgery

From: Prediction of survival prognosis after surgery in patients with symptomatic metastatic spinal cord compression from non-small cell lung cancer

Groups

Scores

Patients(n)

Neurological status weeks postoperation

P values

Ambulatory

Nonambulatory

A

4–5

22

19

3

P1 = 0.502

B

6–7

23

17

6

P2 = 0.037

C

8–10

19

8

11a

P3 = 0.003

  1. P1 Group A compared with group B, Continuity Adjusted Chi-square test;
  2. P2 Group B compared with group C, Chi-square test;
  3. P3 Group C compared with group A, Chi-square test
  4. a2 patients died within 4 weeks, none of both realized ambulatory status
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BMC Cancer

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