TABLE 1.
Clinical data of 18 complete thoracolumbar spinal cord injury (CTSCI) patients and 18 healthy controls (HCs).
| CTSCI group (18) |
HC group (18) |
P | |
| Age | 48.5 ± 9.86 | 45.17 ± 10.35 | 0.963 |
| Gender (man/woman) | 16/2 | 16/2 | 1.000 |
| Etiology | 15 trauma/1 surgery/2 fall |
− | − |
| Level of lesion | T6-L3 | − | − |
| ASIA | 18A | − | − |
| Time since injury (months) | 1-348 | − | − |
| Motor scores (0–100) | 50.72 ± 1.88 | − | − |
| Pinprick | 72.78 ± 9.07 | − | − |
| Light touch | 72.83 ± 9.11 | − | − |
| Sensory scores (0–224) | 145.61 ± 18.18 | − | − |
| VAS | 7.56 ± 2.19 | − | − |
The level of lesion refers to the neurological level. ASIA impairment scale: A: complete—no sensory or motor function is preserved in sacral segments S4–S5; B, incomplete—sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurological level and extends through sacral segments S4-S5; C: incomplete—motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and more than half of the keymuscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of <3; D: incomplete—motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and at least half of the key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of >3. Sensory score: sum of segmental light touch and pinprick classifications. CTSCI, complete thoracolumbar spinal cord injury; HC, healthy control; M, month; ASIA, American Spinal Injury Association; VAS, visual analog scale.