Table 1.

Demographics of participants with SCI

Sex	Age	Neurological Level*	AIS Score†	Etiology
Male	37	C4	D	Traumatic
Male	40	C4	C	Traumatic/cervical stenosis
Male	46	C4	D	Traumatic
Male	55	C4	D	Traumatic
Male	55	C4	D	Abscess
Male	56	C4	D	Traumatic
Male	57	C4	D	Traumatic
Male	58	C5	D	Cervical stenosis
Male	58	C5	C	Traumatic
Male	61	C5	D	Cervical stenosis
Male	61	C4	D	Traumatic
Male	62	C4	D	Traumatic
Male	63	C4	C	Traumatic
Female	29	C5	D	Ependymoma
Female	46	C5	D	Cervical hernia
Female	48	C4	C	Traumatic
Female	54	C8	D	Abscess

^*C, cervical.

^†AIS, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (score C, <50% of the muscles below the SCI level with force grade 3–5; D, >50% of the muscles with force grade 3–5).