Table 1. Individual clinical and behavioural data for the SCI subjects with means.
Subject | Age | Aetiology of the injury | Time since injury (years) | Level of motor impairment/ASIA | dh 9HPT | ndh 9HPT | MVC | ARAT |
1 | 43 | fracture | 14 | C6/D | 68.0 | 54.35 | 0.22 | 36.0 |
2 | 29 | fracture | 9 | C6/B | 52.6 | 59.2 | 0.05 | 42.0 |
3 | 44 | fracture | 7 | C7/C | 56.75 | 118.4 | 0.25 | 57.0 |
4 | 35 | fracture | 14 | C5/A | 190.5 | 300.0 | 0.02 | 26.0 |
5 | 61 | fracture | 19 | C6/A | 68.3 | 76.5 | 0.05 | 26.5 |
6 | 40 | disc prolapse | 19 | C5/C | 283 | 300.0 | 0.01 | 26.0 |
7 | 53 | fracture | 7 | C8/D | 38.55 | 42.45 | 0.25 | 53.0 |
8 | 56 | fracture | 15 | C5/D | 105.0 | 300.0 | 0.11 | 25.0 |
9 | 50 | fracture | 30 | C5/D | 21.8 | 20.1 | 0.22 | 57.0 |
Mean | 45.7 | 14.9 | 98.3 | 141.2 | 0.13 | 38.72 | ||
SD | 9.7 | 6.8 | 84.94 | 121.98 | 0.1 | 13.13 |
ASIA = American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale; dh = dominant hand; ndh = non-dominant hand; 9HPT = Nine Hole Peg Test; MVC = maximum voluntary contraction, ARAT = Arm Research Arm Test; SD = standard deviation.