University:
Swansea University
Course:
PM-139 | Human Physiology 1
Academic year:

2023
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386

Pages:

3
Author:

Amal J.

Spinal cord injuryIntroduction:low-incidence highincost disabilitySpiral card injury is aIncidence:-Males are more affectedthan females82% & females-18%Age Males group commonlyaffected is 15-30 yrs.Traumatic causes:-1) Motor vehicle accident (47.7%)2) Acts Falls [20.8%] of violence (14.6%)3) 4) sports (14.2%]DivingBallFoot skyingsnowwrestlingGymnas ticsHorse back iding Mechanism of injury:1) Hyperflexion :-Force exested towardhapethe anterior surface of thebody or forward contact withpodah crim ovable object cancreate the hyperflexion mechanism81-2EX:- when a moving car hitsa tree head - the driver'son , movehead will continue toforward after impact.Level C 5-C62] Hyperextension:-sufficient force exestedthe posterior surfacetoward the body or a rearward withof with contactmovement in movable object causeshyperextension. a It can also hurled becaused when the body isforward & the head strikes.: &an object that generates a forceposteriorly.Ex:- whiplash injuryLevel CA-C53) Axial loading Civerticalcompression)The axi'al loadingmechanism of injury occurs whensufficient force is exestedvertically through the vertebralcolumn.It occurs mostanindividual water, bottom thefrequently dives head strikingin cases, where - firstinto shallow the head on theit top will of cause busist fracture'LevelC4 or C5*It also seen whena person & Lands on feetjumps or falls his froma it height result in burst fractureof Level T10,T11 or T12I