The Prediction of Mobility Gains in Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries

Abstract

A measure of mobility for spinal cord injured persons is introduced that is very useful in determining patient recovery. The index is utilized to obtain a prediction equation for motor skills one year after injury. Important predictor variables identified include sex, rectal status, total reflexes, two treatment combinations, motor and sensory neurologic history since injury, neurologic status, and initial mobility score. Interpretations are made to explain the meaning of the contributions of these variables and show the usefulness of the prediction equation. Insight is given for better understanding the recovery ability of spinal cord injured patients.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027771

Entities

People

  • Richard F. Gunst
  • Robert L. Mason

Organizations

  • Southern Methodist University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Decompression
  • Equations
  • Lower Extremity
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mobility
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Physicians
  • Recovery
  • South Carolina
  • Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Injuries
  • United States

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