From: Associations between upper extremity functioning and kinematics in people with spinal cord injury
Characteristics, n = 25 | Mean (SD); median (Q1–Q3) or n (%) |
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Age | 58.4 (13.8); 55 (49.5–71) |
Sex | |
Male | 18 (72%) |
Female | 7 (28%) |
BMI | 24.8 (4.5); 23.6 (21.6–27.2) |
Years since SCI | 17.5 (15.4); 9 (5.5–33) |
Aetiology of lesion | |
Traumatic | 20 (80%) |
Non-traumatic | 5 (20%) |
Level of SCI | |
Cervical | 17 (68%) |
Thoracic | 8 (32%) |
Motor completeness of SCI | |
AIS A | 10 (40%) |
AIS B | 4 (16%) |
AIS C | 3 (12%) |
AIS D | 8 (32%) |
Severity of SCI | |
C1–C4 A, B, C | 5 (20%) |
C5–C8 A, B, C | 5 (20%) |
T1-S A, B, C | 7 (28%) |
AIS D | 8 (32%) |
Hand surgery | 8 (32%) |
Impaired sensation (tested hand) | 18 (72%) |
Impaired proprioception (tested hand) | 8 (33%) |
More-affected arm as dominant | 6 (24%) |
SCIM III self-care (0–20) | 15.1 (5.3); 18 (10.5–19.5) |
Action Research Arm Test (0–57) | 46.3 (12.9); 52 (37.5–57) |
Sollerman Hand Function Test (0–80) | 63.0 (20.1); 74 (56–77) |
ISCI-Hand (1–5) | |
No function (1) | 0 |
Passive tenodesis (2) | 2 (8%) |
Active tenodesis (3) | 3 (12%) |
Active extrinsic (4) | 4 (16%) |
Active extrinsic—intrinsic (5) | 16 (64%) |