Table 3.

Future ambulatory prognosis studies results.

Characteristics	Patients, Diagnostics	Outcomes
Complete vs. incomplete and paraplegia vs. tetraplegia	246 patients with complete paraplegia, incomplete paraplegia and tetraplegia [63]	Complete paraplegia: 5% ambulators at one year Incomplete paraplegia: 76% ambulators at one year Incomplete tetraplegia: 46%ambulators at one year
ASIA classification	80 with incomplete paraplegia, ASIA C and D [57]	About 75% of persons achieve walking ability
Initial ASIA classification and age	105 patients with incomplete tetraplegia ASIA C and D [86]	Tetraplegia, ASIA C, <50 years old 91% ambulators by discharge from rehabilitation ward Tetraplegia, ASIA C, >50 years, 42% ambulators by discharge Tetraplegia, ASIA D, 100% ambulators by discharge, regardless of age.
Pinprick sensations spared in lower extremities	97 patients with ASIA B paraplegia and tetraplegia as a result of trauma [59]	Pinprick sensation spared in >50% of L2–S1 dermatomes: 40% able to walk independently >150 feet 1 year after injury.
Preservation of iliopsoas muscle strength at 30 days after injury	54 patients with incomplete paraplegia due to trauma [87]	All with >2/5 initial hip flexor or knee extensor strength were ambulators at one year.

ASIA, American Spinal Injury Association.