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Which is worse, a c6 or c7 injury to the spinal cord?
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Spinal cord injury: Generally the lower in the spinal cord the better the better C7 leaves you with wrist extension and the abilty to work a joy stick on a mototorized wheel chair C6 involvement implies loss of wrist extention control initial levels can change as swelling subsides.
Answered 9/28/2016
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The one at the : Higher level in the spinal cord is always worse so in this case it would be C6 as it leads to less functional neural tissue.
Answered 2/13/2015
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