Table 1.
Clinical Data of the Subjects
| Subject | Sex | Age (y) |
Cause of Injury |
Level of Injury |
Elapsed Time Since Injury (y) |
Spontaneous Vital Capacity (L) (% predicted) |
Maximal Expiratory Pressure (cmH2O) (% predicted) |
Peak Expiratory Flow (L/s) (% predicted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 52 | MVA | C5/C6 | 7 | 1.96 (39%) | 21 (10%) | 2.1 (21%) |
| 2 | F | 28 | MVA | C3 | 22 | 0.36 (11%) | 16 (10%) | 0.7 (12%) |
| 3 | M | 42 | GSW | C4 | 19 | 1.22 (29%) | 21 (10%) | 1.4 (16%) |
| 4 | M | 28 | Sport | C4/C5 | 2 | 2.64 (45%) | 26 (11%) | 2.2 (21%) |
| 5 | M | 50 | Violence | C5/C6 | 12 | 2.40 (47%) | 24 (11%) | 2.0 (21%) |
| 6 | M | 23 | Diving | C4/C5 | 1 | 0.90 (17%) | 24 (11%) | 1.8 (19%) |
| 7 | M | 45 | Trampoline | C5/C6 | 2 | 1.40 (23%) | 20 (9%) | 2.1 (20%) |
| 8 | M | 49 | Diving | C3/C4 | 34 | 1.70 (30%) | 22 (10%) | 2.0 (18%) |
| 9 | M | 52 | MVA | C3 | 19 | 1.70 (30%) | 28 (13%) | 2.4 (23%) |
MVA – Motor Vehicle Accident
GSW – Gunshot Wound