Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Upper Limb Functional Outcomes After Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in debilitating paralysis. Following cervical SCI, accurate early prediction of upper limb recovery can serve an important role in guiding the appropriateness and timing of reconstructive therapies.

Objective

To develop a clinical prediction rule to prognosticate upper limb functional recovery after cervical SCI.

Design, setting, and participants

This prognostic study was a retrospective review of a longitudinal cohort study including patients enrolled in the National SCI model systems (SCIMS) database in US. Eligible patients were 15 years or older with tetraplegia (neurological level of injury C1-C8, American Spinal Cord Injury Association [ASIA] impairment scale [AIS] A-D), with early (within 1 month

SUBMITTER: Javeed S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857030 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature