What exactly is a spinal cord fracture?
caused by car accident, numbness of legs and arms, claminess, fever
Answers:
The spinal cord is a very complex piece of anatomy.
It is acord in a sheath surrounded by vertebrae.
In the case of a fracture, the bone itself is broken. One of the vertebrate. Often it is just one of the spiny processes off the side. Hence the reason you can break your back and not be paraluyzed. If the actual nerve cord gets damaged or severed you have a problem.
A contusion means swellign and it can resolve with proper treatment and you will get numbeness, tingling and partial loss of function. A partial or complete severe means you wil be paarlyzed. Sometimes the bone breaks and puts pressue on the cord and that causes symptoms, in which case surgery will stabilize the area.
All of what you describe indicate a potential contusion or bone pressing on the spinal cord, and you should definitely seek medical advice and monitor carefully.
It means there is a tear in the spinal cord itself as well as a break in the spinal bones. The spinal cord is the central path nerves follow to the brain.
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Answers:
The spinal cord is a very complex piece of anatomy.
It is acord in a sheath surrounded by vertebrae.
In the case of a fracture, the bone itself is broken. One of the vertebrate. Often it is just one of the spiny processes off the side. Hence the reason you can break your back and not be paraluyzed. If the actual nerve cord gets damaged or severed you have a problem.
A contusion means swellign and it can resolve with proper treatment and you will get numbeness, tingling and partial loss of function. A partial or complete severe means you wil be paarlyzed. Sometimes the bone breaks and puts pressue on the cord and that causes symptoms, in which case surgery will stabilize the area.
All of what you describe indicate a potential contusion or bone pressing on the spinal cord, and you should definitely seek medical advice and monitor carefully.
It means there is a tear in the spinal cord itself as well as a break in the spinal bones. The spinal cord is the central path nerves follow to the brain.
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