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What causes most spinal cord injuries to occur in the cervical or lumbar region?
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Trauma: Most causes of spinal cord injury result from trauma. Some diseases can also cause spinal cord injury as well. Anatomically there is no spinal cord beyond the L1 level of the lumbar spine.
Answered 3/2/2019
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