Background Lower limb disuse atrophy often occurs in patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) during peri-operative periods. Electrical stimulation (ES) is a novel method that can benefit muscular atrophy. This study aimed to determine whether ES is the most effective method for postoperative management of muscular atrophy in patients with incomplete cervical SCI. Methods A total of 80 incomplete cervical SCI patients with single-sided lower limb myasthenia were enrolled in thi