Causes of Spine Injuries

CAUSES OF SPINE INJURIES

Mechanisms of Injuries

Trauma may damage the spinal cord by direct compression by bone, ligament or disc, interruption of the vascular supply and/ or traction.

The X-rays taken following a spinal cord injury show the vertebral alignment at that time but do not necessarily indicate the amount of disruption that may have occurred at the moment of injury, or the degree of ligamentus damage. In general the injuries can be classified by mechanism of the trauma.