• E Aidinoff, L Front, M Itzkovich, V Bluvshtein, I Gelernter, J Hart, F Biering-Sørensen, C Weeks, M T Laramee, C Craven, S L Hitzig, E Glaser, G Zeilig, S Aito, G Scivoletto, M Mecci, R J Chadwick, W S El Masry, A Osman, C A Glass, B M Soni, B P Gardner, G Savic, E M Bergström, P Silva, and A Catz.
• Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel.
• Spinal Cord. 2011 Aug 1; 49 (8): 893-6.

Study DesignMulticenter international cohort study.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to establish target values for Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) III scoring in rehabilitation for clinically complete spinal cord lesion (SCL) neurological levels.SettingIn total, 13 spinal cord units in six countries from North America, Europe and the Middle East were taken.MethodsTotal SCIM III scores and gain at discharge from rehabilitation were calculated for SCL levels in 128 patients with American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) grade A on admission to rehabilitation.ResultsMedian, quartiles, mean and s.d., values of discharge SCIM III scores and SCIM III gain for the various SCL levels are presented. Total SCIM III scores and gain were significantly correlated with the SCL level (r=0.730, r=0.579, P<0.001).ConclusionsCalculated discharge SCIM III scores can be used as target values for functional achievements at various neurological levels in patients after AIS A SCL. They are generally, but not always, inversely correlated with SCL level.

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