A Noninvasive Neuroprosthesis Augments Hand Grasp Force in Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: The Functional and Therapeutic Effects

Table 1

Reasons for exclusion in the three first stages of selection.

Exclusion in stage 1		Exclusion in stage 2		Exclusion by examination
By level	70	By health problems	5	No innervation	24
By age	3	No functional hand	10	No functional hand	11
Death/disease	11	Near normal hands	10	No gain by stimulation	9
		Would not participate	22	Could/would not participate	6
		Logistic problems	43
Total 𝑍1	84	Total 𝑍2	90	Total 𝑍3	50