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KEY FINDING: External contextual influences, such as physical environment and societal attitudes, significantly affect participation in life after SCI.

KEY FINDING: Thirty-one balance measures were identified, including biomechanical assessments and clinical balance scales.

KEY FINDING: Individuals with good trunk control at the start of the study were significantly more likely to be walking and independent in their daily activities after 12 months compared to those with poor trunk control.

KEY FINDING: The study found a high level of agreement between different raters measuring the tissue bridge ratio, indicating the measure is reliable.

KEY FINDING: The patient presented with defects of the abdominal wall and cloacal exstrophy, a transposed anus, and split bony elements of the spine.

KEY FINDING: Three distinct styles of pressure injury prevention were identified among individuals with SCI: Thoughtfuls, Selectives, and Delegators.

KEY FINDING: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was the most represented journal, with 20 of the top 100 articles, followed by Spinal Cord and Journal of Neurosurgery.

KEY FINDING: The study identified five distinct categories of SCIs at the thoracolumbar junction: pure complete epiconus lesion with caudal cord intact (G1), complete epiconus injury with conus medullaris (CM) totally involved in the lesion (G2), CM syndrome, cauda equine syndrome without sacral sparing (G3 and G4), and incomplete injury (G5).

KEY FINDING: Intrinsic hand strength generally declines with age, similar to grip dynamometry trends.

KEY FINDING: The patient developed motor paralysis and sensory loss hours after the epidural catheter was removed.