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Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a debilitating condition of sudden onset that can have devastating consequences, with a tremendous impact on both the psychological and social well-being of patients. The ability to reliably predict the potential for independent walking after injury is important for counseling patients and their families with accurate information, and guiding strategies for treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration into the community. A reliable prognosis of a patient's potential for functional recovery can help clinicians better predict recovery trajectories, with the hope of alleviating patient anxiety and informing clinical decisions... The calculator has been developed using data from patients with TSCI and has not been tested for use in patients with non-traumatic SCI (NTSCI)... The application of this tool may be most helpful in the assessment of patients presenting with injury severity of AIS B or C at admission, as their potential for recovery is..