SCIWORA
Author April 25, 2022
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SCIWORA

(SCIWORA) Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiological Abnormality is the condition where radiological abnormalities are not detected following spinal cord injury mostly in childhood. It can occur in 2/3rd cases of severe cervical injury in ages less 8 years old who also have the most unfavorable prognosis, which is probably associated with relatively heavy head, weaker […]

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Cervical spine
Author February 16, 2022
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Cervical spine

Cervical spine consists of 7 bones from C1 to C7. C1 and C2 are called atypical cervical vertebrae. Stable fracture: Vertebral components will not be displaced by normal physiological loads after injury Unstable fracture: Vertebral components will displace further d/t serious disruption of the structures jeopardizing the spinal cord The function of Disk: Binds vertebrae […]

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