Table 4.

Predicted Estimates for FIM Motor Score and the Probability of Achieving Functional Independence at 1-Year Post-Injury for a Hypothetical Set of SCI Patients

Characteristic	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5	Patient 6
Age (years)	75	75	55	55	25	25
AIS A	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
AIS B	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AIS C	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
AIS D	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
AMS>50	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
MRI hemorrhage	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
MRI edema	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Predicted FIM motor score	28	85	44	91	84	62
Probability of functional independence	0.01	0.83	0.08	0.90	0.72	0.22

ASIA, American Spinal Injury Association; AMS, ASIA motor score; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; AIS, ASIA Impairment Scale; FIM, functional independence measure.