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1
Q

How many cases happen yearly

A

12000

2
Q

Who are effected the most

A

males 80%

3
Q

What age range is most at risk

A

16-30

4
Q

What are the typical causes in percentages

A

MVA (44%)
Falls (27%)
Violence & Sports injuries (24%)

5
Q

What is something to consider when assessing a spinal injury

A

What is the mechanism and where are they the most mobile

6
Q

What are the most common areas of spinal injury

A

C1 – C2
C4 – C7
T10 – L2

7
Q

What are some mechanisms that effect spinal injury

A

Hyperextension-
hyperflexion
axial loading
rotational forces

8
Q

What area of spinal cord damage causes quadraplegia

A

cervical

9
Q

What area of spinal cord damage causes paraplegia

A

thoracic
lumbar
sacral

10
Q

SCI’s (spinal cord injuries) are described by the

A

completeness of the injury

11
Q

What is a complete SCI

A

results from severance of spinal cord
loss of blood flow to that segment
disruption of nerve fibers

12
Q

What segment of the spinal cord is affected in complete SCI’s

A

S4-S6

13
Q

What can cause incomplete SCI

A

syndromes

14
Q

What part of the spine do extension and flexion injuries usually occur

A

C4-6

15
Q

What can cause a compression injury

A

spinal loading from impacts to the top of the head, bottom of the feet, and ass

16
Q

What part of the spine usually has compession injuries

A

cervical and thoracolumbar level

17
Q

What are some examples of actions that typically cause compression injuries and what area of the spine do they cause damage to

A

diving (cervical)

falling and hitting your ass (thoracolumbar)

18
Q

What area of the spine do axial rotation injuries occur usually

A

C1 and C2

Lumbosacral

19
Q

What usually cause SCI

A

Acceleration, Deceleration, Deformation

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