ArticleNeurotrauma reports2020
Trends in Rates of ASIA Impairment Scale Conversion in Traumatic Complete Spinal Cord Injury.
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- Ultra-early surgery within 12 hours is associated with improved short-term outcomes after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: A retrospective cohort study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Restoring neuroplasticity after CNS trauma: cell therapy approaches in spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of early versus delayed surgery on 30-day outcomes in traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: a single-center propensity score-matched cohort study.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Kunming Locomotor Training: neurological, functional, and autonomic outcomes in complete spinal cord injury.Current opinion in neurology · 2025Review
- Mechanisms of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury AIS Grade Conversion.Neurotrauma reports · 2025Review
- Assessing functional recovery for individuals with spinal cord injury post-discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
- Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Upper Limb Functional Outcomes After Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Clinical electrodiagnostic evaluation for nerve transfer surgery in spinal cord injury: a new indication and clinical pearls.Journal of neurophysiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Recent studies of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) report higher conversion rates of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) grades, especially for complete injuries. We examined the rate of conversion over time after complete SCI, accounting for demographic and injury characteristics. Subjects were 16 years of age and older with a complete SCI injury between 1995 and 2015, enrolled in the National SCI Database as day-1 admissions. We grouped subjects into 3-year intervals and assessed trends in conversion for the total sample and by tetraplegia (Tetra), high paraplegia (levels T1-9, HPara), and low paraplegia (levels T10-12, LPara).We used logistic regression to identify factors related to conversion such as age, sex, etiology, and level of injury. Of 2036 subjects, 1876 subjects had a follow-up examination between 30 and 730 days post-injury. Average age at injury was 34.2 ± 14.6 years; 79.8% were male, 44.6% Tetra, 35.3% HPara, and 20.1% LPara. There was a strong trend toward increased rates of conversion over time (
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