Spinal cord
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Comparative Study
Reliability of the electrical perceptual threshold and Semmes-Weinstein monofilament tests of cutaneous sensibility.
Prospective experimental. ⋯ EPT has better reliability than SWM in healthy subjects. However, as both tests have the potential to add sensitivity and resolution to the AIS assessment, a further comparison of their repeatability in SCI is warranted.
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Retrospective database analysis. ⋯ SCI patients had a high comorbidity, medication and healthcare resource use burden in clinical practice. Further research with larger sample sizes and more comprehensive data sources may serve to clarify study findings.
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Experimental dog model of spinal cord shortening. ⋯ Shortening of half of a vertebral segment height will not induce spinal cord injury (SCI), while that between half and two-thirds of a vertebral segment may lead to incomplete SCI.
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Multicenter Study
Agreement of repeated motor and sensory scores at individual myotomes and dermatomes in young persons with spinal cord injury.
A prospective repeated measures multicenter study to determine reliability at individual spinal levels when applied to young persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Overall, moderate-to-high agreement was found for muscle strength comparisons and moderate-to-poor agreement was found for PP and LT.
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Survey. ⋯ There was a wide range of differences in the organisation, systems of care and services available for patients with SCI in rehabilitation units in different countries. Understanding these differences is important when comparing patient outcomes from different settings. A standardised collection of these system variables should be considered as part of future studies and could be included in the ISCoS data set project.