What is an acute spinal cord injury? Your spine is made of many bones called vertebrae. Your spinal cord runs downward through a canal in the center of these bones. The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body for movement and sensation. Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is due to a traumatic injury that bruises, partially tears, or completely tears the spinal cord. SCI is a common cause of permanent disability and death in children and adults. What causes an acute spinal cord injury? Many things can cause SCI. The more common injuries occur when the area of the spine or neck is bent or compressed, as in the following: Falls Motor vehicle accidents (automobiles, motorcycles, and being struck as a pedestrian) Sports injuries Diving accidents Trampoline accidents Violence (gunshot or stab wounds) Infections that form an abscess on the spinal cord Birth injuries, which typically affect the spinal cord in the neck area
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