Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of EESS in Patients With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries

Inclusion Criteria

• •Aged between 18 and 65 years inclusive
• •Male or female
• •Incomplete ASIA B or C spinal cord lesion with level of lesion located above T10 (sensation preserved below level of lesion)
• •Absence of significant motor deficit of the upper limbs or recovered motor deficit (muscular score ≥ 4/5)
• •Patient with spinal cord injury at least 2 years old and considered stable not walking
• •Spinal cord lesion determined by spinal cord MRI (intramedullary hypersignal)
• •Patient who can benefit from an iterative rehabilitation programme
• •Patient with stable health condition with no cardiopulmonary disease
• •Patient with orthopaedic condition compatible with verticality and walking
• •Persistence of adductor reflexes up to L2
• •Patient with no current neuromodulation implant: spinal cord neurostimulator, brain, peripheral nerve or intrathecal treatment
• •Patient with no coagulopathy, cardiac risk factors or other medical risk factors significant for surgery
• •Local anatomical conditions compatible with implantation of the epidural electrode (determined by MRI of the spinal cord)
• •Person who benefits from or is entitled to a social security scheme
• •Having provided signed informed consent