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Spinal cord injuries are responsible for about 6,000 deaths in the US each year and 5,000 whiplash injuries per year result in quadriplegia. [ 55 ] After 12 months, only 1 in 5 patients remain symptomatic, only 11.5% of individuals were able to return to work a year after the injury, and only 35.4% were able to get back to work at a similar ...
Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte ...
[16] [2] Whiplash injury, whereby the force causes strain to the capsule and ligaments of the apophyseal joints of the cervical spine. [7] Hyper-flexion is a common mechanism of injury in the cervical spine associated with an anterior compression vector and a posterior distraction vector. [ 18 ]
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Symptoms, such as pain, numbness, weakness, and disruption in temperature sensation, may be limited to one side of the body. Syringomyelia can also adversely affect sweating, sexual function, and, later, bladder and bowel control. A typical cause of PTS would be a car accident or similar trauma involving a whiplash injury. [citation needed]
The two kindergarten students who were wounded in a school shooting in the Northern California community of Palermo remain in critical condition after a successful surgery on Friday, the Butte ...
A Massachusetts high school football player was hospitalized with a “traumatic brain injury” following a “disturbing” injury during a game on Thanksgiving Day, according to local officials
955.3 Injury to radial nerve; 955.4 Injury to musculocutaneous nerve; 955.5 Injury to cutaneous sensory nerve upper limb; 955.6 Injury to digital nerve upper limb; 955.7 Injury to other specified nerve(s) of shoulder girdle and upper limb; 955.8 Injury to multiple nerves of shoulder girdle and upper limb; 955.9 Injury to unspecified nerve of ...