12 January 2025 : Clinical Research
Chiari Malformation Type I and Syringomyelia: Outcomes of Arachnoid-Preserving Surgical Technique
Okan Turk ABCDEFG 1*, Nail Demirel AG 1, Muhammet Teoman Karakurt
CDEF 1, Revna Cetiner BCD 1, Omer Faruk Sahin BD 1, Adil Can Karaoglu BCD 1, Ozgur Baran EF 2, Mehmet Akif Ambarcioglu DEF 3, Huseyin Demir DEFG 4, Cumhur Kaan Yaltirik ABCD 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946978
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946978
Table 4 Preoperative and postoperative VAS Score related to syrinx.
| Syrinx | No syrinx | P | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max | N | Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max | ||
| VAS Score (preoperative) | 42 | 6.59 | 1.71 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 447 | 5.29 | 1.54 | 5 | 3 | 9 | <0.001* |
| VAS Score (postoperative) | 442 | 0.429 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 447 | 0.66 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ns |
| Age | 442 | 38.38 | 11.49 | 38.5 | 14 | 61 | 447 | 38.74 | 10.76 | 39 | 19 | 60 | ns |
| Ectopia (mm) | 442 | 8.57 | 4.00 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 447 | 9.02 | 3.83 | 9 | 3 | 19 | ns |
| Hospitalization duration (Day) | 442 | 2.83 | 0.88 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 447 | 2.68 | 1.16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ns |