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ArticleCentral European journal of urology2018

Association between detrusor muscle function and level of the spinal cord injury.

Maryam Kooshesh, Mahdi Safdarian, Abolghasem Nikfallah, Alexander R Vaccaro, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar

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Article in Central European journal of urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Effects of Robot-Assisted Gait Therapy on Urodynamic Changes in the Subacute Phase After Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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Maryam KoosheshSina Trauma and Surgey Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi SafdarianSina Trauma and Surgey Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abolghasem NikfallahUrology division, Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alexander R VaccaroDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, The Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, PA, USA.
Vafa Rahimi-MovagharBrain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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introductionTraumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is among the most severe disabilities with an estimation of 2.5 million people affected worldwide. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between detrusor muscle function and the level of the spinal cord injury. MATERIAL AND

methodsAll patients with TSCI who underwent urodynamic evaluation at the Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center (BASIR) of Imam Khomeini hospital complex from March 2014 to March 2016 were retrospectively entered in this cross-sectional study. The patients were divided into three groups of suprasacral (C1-T12), sacral (L1-S5) and combined (both suprasacral and sacral) lesions.

resultsMedical records of 117 patients with spinal cord injury were reviewed. The mean age of the patients was 35.64 (±12.01) years. 86 patients (73.5%) were male and 31 female (26.5%). While 66 (56.4%), 28 (23.9%) and 19 (16.2%) patients had suprasacral, sacral, and combined suprasacral and sacral lesions, respectively. The relationship between the level of injury and emptying disorder (P = 0.50), storage disease (P = 0.20), first desire to void (P = 0.82), hypocompliance (P = 0.95), voided urine volume (P = 0.38) and residual urine volume (P = 0.76) were not significant. We found a significant association between the level of injury and the type of detrusor function (P = 0.019).

conclusionsOur study showed an association between detrusor muscle function and level of the spinal cord injury. However, there was no exact relationship between the level and the completeness of the spinal cord injury with the urodynamic characteristics.

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detrusor musclespinal cord injuryurinary bladderurodynamic

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PMCPMC5926627

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