Selective neural electrical stimulation restores hand and forearm movements in individuals with complete tetraplegia

Table 1 Subject characteristics

Subject	Age (years)	Interval time since the onset of SCI (months)	Nerve stimulated	Giens^a score
P1	23	22	left radial	0
P2	25	34	left radial	1
P3*	31	21	left radial	2
P4	32	29	left radial	2
P5	54	7	right median	2
P6*	32	33	right median	1
P7	55	22	left median	2
P8	32	192	right median	1

*Subjects P3 and P6 are the same individual who underwent two surgeries
^aThe Giens classification is used to list active muscles below the elbow (allowing an active movement against gravity and resistance) in tetraplegic patients

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