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Our spinal cord protects the nerves that send messages to the brain. It is made up of a series of connected bones or vertebrae. These vertebrae are stacked on top of each other forming an ‘S’ shape with the curve being the most at the neck and in the lower back. Each vertebra has a disc between them which acts as a shock absorber. Unfortunately, though there are situations where the spine can be injured and needs surgery.
Causes for spinal cord injuries can be aging, lack of exercise, and overuse of the affected joint.
There are different ways in which spinal fixation is approached. Some approach it from the back of the spine, known as Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion while some approach it from the side known as Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Both methods can be used depending on the patients’ medical history.
Ranka Hospital, Pune provides treatment for spinal cord injuries.
Tushar Saxena
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∙ 15y agoThe most common causes of spinal cord injury are: car accidents, sports (including trampoline) accidents, falls and violence. This link further explains these at-risk activities and has more information about spinal cord injury:
http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/spinal-cord-injuries/at-risk-activities.html
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∙ 13y agoThe majority of spinal cord injuries in developed countries occur in road traffic accidents.
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∙ 13y agoInjury to the spinal cord often causes paralysis.
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∙ 11y agomeasles
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What is a c2 spinal cord injury?
A C2 spinal cord injury is an injury to the 2nd spinal segment in the cervical section of the spinal cord.
Why will a c-7 spinal cord injury cause hyperventilation?
Why will a c7 spinal cord injury cause hypoventalation
What does the medical abbreviation SCI mean?
Spinal Cord InjuryIn medical terms, SCI stands for spinal cord injury.1) Science2) Spinal Cord Injuryspinal cord injury
Effect of getting a spinal cord injury?
you could get a spinal cord or bundles
What can happen to a person with spinal cord injury?
a person with a spinal cord injury could become paralyzed or go into a coma
Incomplete spinal cord injury?
An incomplete spinal cord injury happens when only part of the spinal cord is damaged. This will result in a variety of residual muscle control, sensation or both.
What was Justin frishbergs spinal injury?
Justin's spinal injury was to his cervical spinal cord resulting in Tetraplegia.
What is spinal cord infarction?
Spinal cord infarction (sometimes called spinal stroke ) refers to injury to the spinal cord due to oxygen deprivation.
How do you know you got a complete spinal cord injury?
There will be a complete loss of movement and sensation below the level of spinal cord injury.
Where can you fin a spinal cord injury lawyer in Montreal?
To find a spinal cord injury lawyer in Montreal, you can use sites like Yelp which will provide you with a list of lawyers that specialize in spinal cord injury, as well as people's comments on the lawyer.
Where is the best place for spinal cord injury?
There are no "best" places for spinal cord injury. Any injury to the spine has negative results. The most severe injuries and more common ones occur within the lower spinal columns.
What is a traumatic injury to the neck and spinal cord can result in?
A spinal cord injury can result in a loss of sensation and/or loss of function below the area of spinal cord injury. The degree to which the body is affected, will depend how high up the spinal cord the injury occurs. If the injury is in the neck, cervical region, then the arms will also be affected, resulting in Quadriplegia. More information on the different types of spinal cord injury can be found here: http://www.apparelyzed.com/paralysis.html
