11/05/2026
Accurate predictions of the recovery of upper-limb strength after cervical spinal cord injury could provide valuable inputs for clinical decision-making, referrals and counseling, and a patient's eligibility for clinical trials.
In this study, researchers developed individualized models to predict upper-limb strength recovery at different time points after injury. The models used two readily available clinical measures: early upper-extremity motor scores and spinal cord injury severity classifications.
A model predicting recovery at 12 weeks was then validated in a separate cohort of patients, where it demonstrated good predictive performance.
After further validation, these relatively simple models could potentially be implemented in clinical settings to inform care without added measurement burden.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/15459683261448463
