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HYPEREXTENSION INJURY OF THE NECK WITH PARAPLEGIA



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Abstract

1. The clinical and post-mortem findings are described of a patient who sustained a hyperextension injury of the neck with paraplegia.

2. There was no radiological evidence of fracture: osteoarthritis of the spine was present.

3. Evidence is presented that the cord was damaged from behind by the lamina of the vertebra below a tear in the anterior longitudinal ligament.

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