GRADE

DESCRIPTION

A

Complete: No motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral segments S4-5.

B

Incomplete: Sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurological level and includes the sacral segments S4-5.

C

Incomplete Motor function is preserved below the neurological level and the majority of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grad less than 3.

D

Incomplete Motor function is preserved below the neurological level and the majority of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade greater than 3.

E

Normal: Motor and sensory function are normal.