EMG-criteria in the assessment of the locomotor system functioning reliability in patients got over injuries of the thoracic and lumbar spine and spinal cord

Comparison of neurophysiological characteristics of the state of the the lower limb muscular motor innervation in patients with original movement ability recovery of different levels was an object of the study. 55 patients (41 - males and 14 - females) at the age of 18-56 years with closed compression fractures of the thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbar spine, who were surgically treated at RISC "RTO", were subjected in the dynamics to complex neurophysiological testing (the methods of local, global and stimulation electromyography were used). The comparative evaluation of EMG-indices was made on the basis of distribution of the patients' total selection in 3 groups by their ability of original movement: group 1 - walkig without additional supports; group 2 - walkig with additional supports; group 3 - wheeled-chair use for movement. The relations revealed between EMG-criteria of the level of innervation muscular status recovery and the recovery level of patient's ability for original movement can be useful for prediction of treatment outcomes and purposive use of current rehabilitative technologies.