Lower limb pointing to assess intersegmental dynamics after incomplete spinal cord injury and the associated role of proprioceptive impairments

Table 1 Characteristics of the SCI Group

ID	Age	Sex	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Years post-injury	Injury Level	Injury Type	AIS	Gait Aids	Self-selected speed (m/s)	Max speed (m/s)	*LEMS (/25)	*JPS (deg)	*MDS (a.u.)
SCI01	66	M	175.0	78.2	7	C4-C5	N-T	D	None	0.89	1.18	25	6.4	0.47
SCI02	29	M	148.6	83.9	29	L1-L2	N-T	D	Walker	0.42	0.81	22	9.63	1.28
SCI03	63	M	175.2	90.7	18	L4-L5	N-T	D	2 canes + Ankle AFO	0.82	1.09	11	19.93	2.43
SCI04	60	F	169.0	64.0	11	C3-C4	T	D	2 canes	0.61	0.75	16	35.8	1.7
SCI05	62	M	185.0	85.3	6	C2-C3	T	D	None	1.06	1.56	21	16.22	0.5
SCI06	53	M	170.0	77.0	7	C3-5	N-T	D	None	1.31	1.59	20	9.72	1.61
SCI07	64	F	155.0	77.0	45	T11/T12	T	D	2 walking sticks	0.66	0.79	12	13.9	2.23
SCI08	58	M	167.6	72.6	8	C3	T	D	None	0.85	1.14	23	5.98	0.29
SCI09	28	F	166.4	54.4	15	T7	N-T	D	None	1.17	1.60	24	10.88	0.13
SCI10	53	F	164.0	66.7	7	T12	N-T	D	1 cane	0.75	0.96	24	24.78	1.02
SCI11	63	F	152.4	49.9	3	C2-C7	N-T	D	None	1.14	1.72	24	11.3	0.51
SCI12	59	F	166.0	53.6	7	C4-C6	N-T	D	1 cane	1.00	1.18	21	6.63	0.49
SCI13	50	M	170.2	65.8	2	T8	N-T	D	2 canes	0.61	0.94	18	9.07	1.54
SCI14	42	M	181.6	81.7	27	C7	T	C	2-wheel walker	0.40	0.59	24	4.07	0.74
SCI15	47	M	177.8	108.9	6	C6	T	D	None	1.18	1.34	19	5.52	0.72
SCI16	61	M	177.8	88.5	45	C3-5	T	D	1 forearm crutch	0.68	0.93	25	6.84	0.78
Mean / Summary	54	10 M; 6 F	169	75	13	9 C; 2 L, 3Th	7 T; 9 N-T	15 D; 1 C	-	0.85	1.13	21	12.29	1.03
Min	28	-	149	50	2	-	-	-	-	0.40	0.59	11	4.07	0.13
Max	66	-	185	109	45	-	-	-	-	1.31	1.75	25	35.80	2.43

* LEMS (lower extremity motor score), JPS (joint position sense) and MDS (movement detection sense) are reported for the pointing leg; AIS: ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association) Impairment Scale; SCI-FAP: The Spinal Cord Injury Functional Ambulation Profile; 10-MWT: 10-meter walk test; T: Traumatic; N-T: Non-traumatic; AFO: ankle-foot orthosis

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