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Table 4 Results (median and range) of responses to the questionnaires of dogs treated with PSRF before surgery, after 6 months and more than 1 year after surgery

From: Pedicle screw-rod fixation: a feasible treatment for dogs with severe degenerative lumbosacral stenosis

Questions

Before surgery

After 6 months

After more than 1 year

Complaints of pelvic limbs

3 (1–4)

8 (4–10)a

7 (5–9)a

Pelvic limb weakness

4 (1–10)

8 (6–10)b

7 (6–10)b

Caudal lumbar pain

1 (1–4)

7 (4–10)a

7 (5–9)a

Difficulty rising up

4 (1–6)

8 (7–10)a

7 (5–10)a

Difficulty lying down

8 (1–6)

10 (8–10)

10 (5–10)

Muscle volume of the pelvic limbs

4 (1–7)

7 (5–9)a

7 (6–7)a

Position of the tail

3 (1–10)

9 (1–10)

9 (1–10)

Movement of the tail

5 (2–10)

10 (3–10)

9 (3–10)

Control of urination and defecation

10 (3–10)

10 (10–10)

10 (10–10)

Hypersensitivity of the caudal spine

3 (1–10)

9 (3–10)b

10 (9–10)

  1. a P < 0.05, Friedman test, compared with value before surgery. bGroup comparisons were borderline significant (P = .061), individual comparisons of time points did show significant difference (P < 0.05)