Patient's question:
What are the causes of spinal cord injury?Doctor's answer:
The causes of spinal cord injury are primarily due to fractures of the spine and meniscus damage. The injury is caused by bone fragment control, although there are also spinal cord injuries without fractures or meniscus damage. It is mainly seen in the cervical spine, and a face-down position can lead to hyperextension injury of the cervical spinal cord. Sudden braking can cause hyperflexion injury of the cervical spinal cord. Fractures of the cervical and lumbar spine may result in anterior spinal cord injury or cauda equina injury. Spinal cord injury can be classified into spinal cord concussion, spinal cord contusion and laceration, spinal cord transection, spinal cord compression, and cauda equina injury.