Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers (tissue bridges) with neurological recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury

Table 3 Distribution of subjects according to their symptomatology

Pain		Initial		1 month		3 months		6 months		P value1
		No. of cases	Percentage (%)	No. of cases	Percentage (%)	No. of cases	Percentage (%)	No. of cases	Percentage (%)
Pain score (VAS)	No	0	0.0	20	42.6%	47	100.0	47	100.0	< 0.001
	Mild	0	0.0	22	46.8%	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Moderate	0	0.0	5	10.6%	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Severe	47	100.0	0	0.0%	0	0.0	0	0.0
Swelling		47	100.00	5	10	4	8.50	3	6.40	< 0.001
Deformity		5	10.60	5	10.60	5	10.60	5	10.60	< 0.001
Weakness-lower limb		47	100.00	47	100.00	10	21.30	10	21.30	0.008
Weakness-upper limb		5	10.60	0	0.00	3	6.40	3	6.40	< 0.001
Incontinence		47	100.00	3	6.40	0	0.00	0	0.00	< 0.001
Retention		47	100.00	3	6.40	0	0.00	0	0.00

¹Cochran’s Q test.

VAS: Visual analog scale.