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MSH: Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.).,CSP: damage inflicted on any part of the spinal cord as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.,NCI: Traumatic damage of the spinal cord.,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Spinal cord injuries usually begin with a blow that fractures or dislocates your vertebrae, the bone disks that make up your spine. Most injuries don't sever your spinal cord. Instead, they cause damage when pieces of vertebrae tear into cord tissue or press down on the nerve parts that carry signals. In a complete spinal cord injury, the cord can't relay messages below the level of the injury. As a result, you are <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/paralysis.html'>paralyzed</a> below the level of injury. In an incomplete injury, you have some movement and sensation below the injury. </p><p>A spinal cord injury is a medical emergenc
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