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A spinal fracture will only cause paralysis if the spinal cord is also damaged.
A C5 injury will affect finger flexion and extension, wrist flexion, tricepts, and all muscle groups from the chest downwards throughout the body.
Breathing will be compromised, as will bowel, bladder and sexual function.
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What is a c6 fracture?
The spine is divided in to different regions and then each vertebrae within that segment is numbered. The vertebrae in the neck are called cervical vertebrae and there are 7 of them. Therefore, a fracture of C6 is a fracture in the 6th cervical vertebrae (at the base of the neck).
What is the difference in spinal cord infringement and impingement?
infringement on c5 and c6 what does this mean
What is the widest part of the spinal cord?
C6 is the sixth of seven cervical vertebrae in the human neck. It supports the head and articulation of the head and neck.
What is spinal compression fracture?
i don't know:)its a cord in you spine. To improve upon this it is actually a fracture in a vertibrae.
Can an individual with a c4-c6 spinal fusion serve in the military if there are no physical limitations?
I read there's a waiver?
What vertebra is least likely to cause a spinal cord injury if fracture?
L4
Which is worse a c6 or c7 spinal cord injury?
The spinal cord does not need to be severed in order to be classified as a spinal cord injury. The C stands for cervical which means it is in the neck. The 6 and 7 are the vertebrae down from the skull. The largest vertebrae on your neck is number 7, so that injury is between that one and the one directly above it. I received a spinal cord injury at 6 and 7 in 1999 in a Ford Explorer rollover accident. My 6 and 7 slid out of place about 70%. Because of the damage done to the nerve cells they died. That is what caused the spinal cord injury.
Can a fracture of spinal cord result in death?
I dont think so but it can result in full body paralysis.
Can you break your back without being paralysed?
Yes, you can fracture a vertebra without breaking the spinal cord.
Is the deltoid muscle innervated by the axillary nerve from C5 and C6?
The deltoid is innervated by the axillary nerve which originates from the ventral rami of the C5 and C6 spinal nerves, via the superior trunk, posterior division of the superior trunk, and the posterior cord of the brachial plexus.
What do MRI results mean when they say level C6-C7 demonstrates a small central disc protrusion associated with?
That means there is a bulging disc that is impinging on the central canal (spinal cord) between the vertebral bodies at the C6-C7 levels, which may or may not be symptomatic.
What discs are found between the spinal cord?
Can a "severe left foraminal disc osteophyte complex and contact of the exiting C6 nerve" cause problems with vomiting?
