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[freedomdan]

A person who had a so-called "incomplete" spinal cord injury during the first 24 hours after injury will on average recover 75% of the function they had lost.

A person who has preservation of function below the injury level during the first days after spinal cord injury, is likely to recover substantial motor and sensory function after injury.

Anyone can comment on these two statistics?
Had complete motor and sensory function for 40 hours after accident, then from incomplete to complete

[nomis]

Yeah, what's the source for this information? It doesn't have any real meaning without seeing the research and what criteria is involved. For instance, what constitutes an "incomplete" injury - a partial tear, a bruise, spinal shock, a nearby broken bone...?

[Kwag_Myers]

I laid in the hospital for three days prior to surgery, so I can’t really say too much about the first 24 hours. The most significant improvement for me was when I woke up after surgery and the numbness in my arms was gone. Weird ‘cause my injury was so low, I don’t understand why my arms were affected.

I left rehab after three weeks. I was able to walk short distances (about 100 feet), with some bladder and bowel function. At nine months post, I can walk about 300 – 400 feet, get up and down stairs pretty well, but have lost what b & B function I had.