Spinal Cord Injury

Question 0

Factors

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Age-15-30 sports related, risky business, 70+ falls
Males 3x higher risk than females
Mostly due to motor vehicle accidents and other vehicles (35%)
Falls 31%
Sports related 9%
Work related, violence , suicide..

Question 1

Complete vs. Incomplete

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Complete -no transmission of messages beyond injury level
-no sensation or voluntary movement
-no voluntary contraction of anal sphincter
-no sensation around anus
Incomplete-
-some motor and or sensory are retrieved below the level of injury
-large variability between individuals