Walking Outcome After Traumatic Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injury: The Function of Which Myotomes Makes a Difference?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate prediction of walking function after a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is crucial for an appropriate tailoring and application of therapeutical interventions. Long-term outcome of ambulation is strongly related to residual muscle function acutely after injury and its recovery potential. The identification of the underlying determinants of ambulation, however, remains a challenging task in SCI, a neurological disorder presented with heterogeneous clinical manifestations and recovery trajectories.

Objectives

Stratification of walking function and determination of its most relevant underlying muscle functions based on stratified homogeneous patient subgroups.

Methods

Data from individuals with paraplegic SCI were used to develop a prediction-based

SUBMITTER: Cathomen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272624 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature