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… Classification of Spinal Cord Injuries On this page: Overview Related … is. For example, a C7 injury is associated with the seventh cervical nerve of the neck and its effect on feeling and … and nerves are numbered. The segments are as follows: Cervical. The neck area contains 7 cervical vertebrae (C1 …
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… Mitral Valve Stenosis: Repair or Replacement? On this page: Overview … mitral valve repaired or replaced to treat mitral valve stenosis . Many things play a role in this decision. These … symptoms. If you have other health problems. How severe the stenosis is. The shape of the mitral valve. The risks of the …
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… Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Arthrodesis) On this page: Surgery Overview … How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Lumbar spinal fusion is surgery to join, or fuse, two or more … surgery that was done to treat problems such as spinal stenosis , herniated discs , injuries, infection, and …
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… Cervical Cell Changes on a Pap Test On this page: Overview Overview Cervical cell changes are classified according to their … normal. Moderate to severe cell changes Moderate to severe cervical cell changes (also called moderate to severe …
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… Cryotherapy for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes On this page: Surgery Overview What To … is not the best treatment if abnormal cells are high in the cervical canal. In that case, another treatment, such as an … changes on the cervix. But it isn't done if results of endocervical curettage show abnormal tissue high inside the …
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… Living With a Spinal Cord Injury On this page: Overview Rehabilitation … Injuries Lung Care Intimacy and Fertility Life With a Spinal Cord Injury When to Call a Doctor Giving Support … Sometimes the spinal cord is damaged by infection or spinal stenosis , or by a birth defect such as spina bifida . How …
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… Spinal Decompression for Neck Pain On this page: Surgery Overview Surgery Overview Spinal decompression surgery reduces pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots . Surgery is only done to …
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… Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture) On this page: Test Overview Why … Results Test Overview A spinal tap (also called a lumbar puncture) is a procedure to collect and look at the fluid ( cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF ) that surrounds the brain and spinal …
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… First Aid for a Spinal Injury On this page: Overview Overview The possibility of a spinal injury must be considered anytime an accident … Do not move the person if you think he or she may have a spinal injury unless there is an immediate threat to his or …
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… Pain in a Spinal Cord Injury On this page: Overview Related … pain may occur in different areas of the body. For example: Spinal cord injury (central) pain occurs in areas where you … anesthetic medicine into the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord . This is …
