Quantification of hand functional recovery in spinal cord injury patients.

Study Design: A prospective cohort study.

Objectives: To examine the use of a circle-tracing task in quantifying hand functional recovery in cervical spinal cord injury patients.

Methods: Ten cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and 10 healthy age-matched controls performed a circle-tracing task, using a computerized tablet at the beginning of the study and after 4 weeks.