Predictors of wrist extensor muscle recovery following acute traumatic spinal cord injury: A model systems replication study

In isolation, none of the previously established wrist extensor motor recovery predictive rules had as high of a prognostic value when using a larger dataset. As such, singular reliance on these prediction rules to identify who will gain 1-year antigravity wrist extension should be approached with decreased certainty. The best positive and negative predictors were trace C6 strength and absent C5 strength, respectively. An updated nomogram provides more nuanced prognostic information to guide clinical care following acute SCI.