Table 4. The Five Predictors of a Novel Clinical Prediction Rule for Independent Ambulation Outcomes After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury32 .
Variablea | Range of Test Scores | Weighted Coefficient | Minimum Score | Maximum Score |
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Age ≥ 65 y | 0–1b | −10 | −10 | 0 |
Motor score, myotome L3 | 0–5c | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Motor score, myotome S1 | 0–5c | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Light touch score, dermatome L3 | 0–2d | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Light touch score, dermatome S1 | 0–2d | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Total | −10 | 40 |
aOnly the best score of each myotome or dermatome (i.e., right or left) should be applied for the prediction rule (see text).
b0 = no, 1 = yes.
cGraded on a 5-point scale adapted from the “Medical Research Council” scale.
d0 = absent, 1 = impaired, 2 = normal.12