ArticleSpinal cord2023
The presence or absence of midsagittal tissue bridges and walking: a retrospective cohort study in spinal cord injury.
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- Early Changes in Respiration and Motor Activity after Spinal Cord Injury Predict Pain-Related Outcomes in Mice.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Lesion characteristics are associated with bowel, bladder, and overall independence following cervical spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Responsiveness to transcutaneous spinal stimulation for upper extremity recovery following spinal cord injury: A case series exploration of midsagittal tissue bridges.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Reliability of SCIseg Automated Measurement of Midsagittal Tissue Bridges in Spinal Cord Injuries Using an External Dataset.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Early Changes in Respiration and Motor Activity After Spinal Cord Injury Predict Pain-Related Outcomes in Mice.Neurotrauma reportsArticle
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designCohort study. Retrospective analysis of T2-weighted magnetic resonance images (MRIs) and clinical documentation.
objectivesTo evaluate the relationship between the presence/absence and widths of midsagittal tissue bridges and walking ability among veterans with cervical, predominantly chronic SCI.
settingUniversity research and hospital setting.
methodsT2-weighted midsagittal MRIs of 22 United States veterans with cervical spinal cord injuries were examined. The presence/absence of midsagittal tissue bridges were determined, and the widths of present ventral and dorsal tissue bridges were measured. Midsagittal tissue bridge characteristics were related to each participant's ability to walk based off examination of clinical documentation.
resultsFourteen of the analyzed participant images revealed the presence of midsagittal tissue bridges. Ten of those individuals (71%) possessed overground walking ability. The 8 individuals with no apparent tissue bridges were all unable to walk. There was a significant correlation between walking and widths of ventral midsagittal tissue bridges (r = 0.69, 95%CI: 0.52, 0.92, p < 0.001), as well as dorsal midsagittal tissue bridges (r = 0.44, 95%CI: 0.15, 0.73, p = 0.039).
conclusionThe evaluation of midsagittal tissue bridges may be useful in various rehabilitation settings to help inform patients' plan of care, allocation of neuromodulatory resources, and appropriate stratification into research cohorts.
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