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Spinal Cord Injuries
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Definition
: Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.).
coordinate IM with specific vertebra (NIM) to locate site on spinal cord
See Also
Spinal Cord Regeneration
Examples
Central Cord Syndrome
Other names
Traumatic Myelopathy; Traumatic Myelopathies; Traumas, Spinal Cord; Trauma, Spinal Cord; Transections, Spinal Cord; Transection, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Traumas; Spinal Cord Transections; Spinal Cord Lacerations; Spinal Cord Injury; Spinal Cord Contusions; Post-
Traumatic Myelopathies; Post Traumatic Myelopathy; Myelopathy, Post-
Traumatic; Myelopathies, Traumatic; Myelopathies, Post-
Traumatic; Lacerations, Spinal Cord; Laceration, Spinal Cord; Injury, Spinal Cord; Cord Traumas, Spinal