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== Causes of a Spinal Cord Injuries<br> == | == Causes of a Spinal Cord Injuries<br> == | ||
Causes of SCI can either be traumatic or non traumatic | |||
=== Traumatic causes of Spinal Cord Injuries === | |||
*Motor vehicle accidents | |||
*Fall from a height | |||
*Stab injury | |||
*Sports injury | |||
*Diving from a height | |||
== Initial medical management <br> == | == Initial medical management <br> == | ||
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What is a Spinal Cord Injury [edit | edit source]
Spinal Cord injury (SCI) is an insult to the spinal cord resulting in change,either temporary or permanant in its normal motor,sensory or autonomic function
Causes of a Spinal Cord Injuries
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Causes of SCI can either be traumatic or non traumatic
Traumatic causes of Spinal Cord Injuries[edit | edit source]
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Fall from a height
- Stab injury
- Sports injury
- Diving from a height
Initial medical management
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Conservative management[edit | edit source]
Surgical management[edit | edit source]
Types of Spinal Cord injuries[edit | edit source]
Long term management of Spinal Cord injuries[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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