Nerve transfer for upper extremity reanimation in people with spinal cord injury: A 2-year follow-up case series.

Objective: To describe the 2-year functional outcomes of nerve transfer (NT) for upper extremity reanimation.

Study Design: A prospective case series.

Setting: A highly specialized rehabilitation hospital for spinal cord injury (SCI) in Italy.

Outcomes of Pressure Sore Surgery in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury and Spasticity.

Background: Spasticity is a serious complication of spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D) that affects 60%-80% of patients with this condition. The presence of spasticity can have a significant impact on the outcomes of reconstructive surgical interventions, such as those on pressure sores (PSs). Moreover, in the conservative treatment of PSs, spasticity may prevent maintaining adequate postures to avoid skin friction or traction.

Reliability and validity of the international standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury in patients with non-traumatic spinal cord lesions.

Study Design: Prospective, observational study.

Objectives: The International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) represent the gold standard for the assessment of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their measurement properties have been evaluated in patients with traumatic lesions. Albeit the ISNCSCI are widely used also for the assessment and prognosis of patients with non-traumatic SCI, a validation of this grading system in this sample has never been performed.