Often a sudden traumatic injury or a non-traumatic condition results in a fracture or dislocation of vertebrae which can further cause spinal cord damage. Vertebral injuries may result in a partial or complete transaction of the spinal cord which has a worse prognosis. Spinal cord injury destroys the axons of the nerve cell which links the spinal cord, brain and the rest of our body. Early and aggressive treatment is required with rehabilitation to increase recovery of the patients.
Spinal cord injury is one of the leading causes of permanent disability and death due to the complications.
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