Survey on Awareness of Upper Limb Function Reconstruction in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Jun LI; Chong Wang; Liangjie DU; Hongwei Liu; Mingliang Yang; Feng Gao; Yun Guo; Liang Chen; Degang Yang; Huiming Gong; Jianjun LI

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Survey on Awareness of Upper Limb Function Reconstruction in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

VernacularTitle:颈段脊髓损伤患者上肢功能重建手术认知度的问卷调查
Author: Jun LI ^{1
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3} ; Chong WANG ^{1
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3} ; Liangjie DU ^{1
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3} ; Hongwei LIU ^{1
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3} ; Mingliang YANG ^{1
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3} ; Feng GAO ^{1
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3} ; Yun GUO ^{1
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3} ; Liang CHEN ^{1
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3} ; Degang YANG ^{1
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3} ; Huiming GONG ^{1
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3} ; Jianjun LI ^{1
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Author Information

1. 1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
2. 2. Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, Beijing Bo'
3. ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: spinal cord injury, upper limb function reconstruction, survey
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(2):217-220
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To survey the attitudes and acceptance level of upper limb function reconstruction in patients with cervical spinal cord injury and analyze the related factors. Methods From October, 2013 to June, 2014, a total of 104 patients with cervical spinal cord injury were surveyed with self-designed questionnaire. Results There were 81 valid questionnaires, in which 3 patients (3.7%) heard of upper-extremity reconstructive surgery. The patients longed for upper limb function improvement most. After they had a understanding of the surgery, their willingness improved (P<0.01). No significant difference was found in the satisfaction degree and operation willingness between different hand function groups (P>0.05). The patients focused on the operation cost, the operation risk, recovery time after operation and the satisfaction of assistive devices, however, they were not correlated with the willingness of upper limb function reconstruction (P>0.05). Conclusion There is a clear gap between strong desire for functional improvement of upper limb and surgery awareness. It is important to communicate upper limb among patients with cervical spinal cord injury.