Table 3. Hind Limb Motor Function

Data are expressed as median with interquartile range in parentheses. Hind limb motor function was assessed using Tarlov scoring (0 = paraplegic with lower extremity function; 1 = poor lower extremity function, weak antigravity movement only; 2 = some lower extremity motor function with good antigravity strength but inability to draw legs under body or hop; 3 = ability to draw legs under body and hop but not normally; 4 = normal motor function). Ischemic preconditioning (IPC)(−) rabbits received 17 min of spinal cord ischemia. IPC(+) rabbits received 5 min of sublethal ischemia 30 min before 17 min of spinal cord ischemia. Sham rabbits received sham operation.

∗P < 0.05 vs.  IPC(−).