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. 2012 Summer;18(3):273–281. doi: 10.1310/sci1803-273

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Figure 2. — Graphical representation of a detectable increase or decrease in walking speed for a range of initial gait speeds in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury when utilizing (A) minimal detectable change (MDC) values compared to (B) the MDC percent change (MDC%) values. While utilizing MDC values, the magnitude of change required for determining a clinically reasonable increase or decrease in walking speed is constant across initial walking speeds. In contrast, a detectable magnitude of change in walking speed is relative to the initial walking speed while considering MDC%.