Spine injury

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spinal injury, vertebral injury

Broader Terms

back injury, musculoskeletal injury

Narrower Terms

spinal disk injury

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Clinical Principles i) Because "positive mechanism" for spine injury is, by necessity, a vague term, emphasis in field assessment has been placed on clinical criteria.
If the cervical spine injury is above the C3,4,5 level and this area is not completely damaged, the nerves to the diaphragm may still be intact.
Long-term outcome of fibromyalgia related to cervical spine injury is worse in women than in men.
Cervical spine injury is often occult, and secondary injury to the spinal cord must be avoided.
Thus, the true incidence of cervical spine injury is not known.

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