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A member asked:
My father in law broke his neck a year. a go between. his c2 and c4 is they any chance. he will. walk again?
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Depends!: Exercise, pt, severity of neural cannel compression during the fracture. His age. So many variables. Usually, the possbilities for great improvement diminish after one year. But do not lose hope!
Answered 3/18/2013
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Depends: Sorry to hear that. One has to know the specifics. If he had transected his spinal cord he could not breath and he would have to be on a ventilator for the rest of his life. If there has been improvement, there will be a chance of continued improvement . If his improvement has plateaued , that is usually as good an improvement as you will see.
Answered 4/29/2017
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Let me explain: He must have other problem complicating the fracture (spinal cord injury) that what decide if he will walk again or not. What kind of spinal cord injury he have ? How his recovery?
Answered 3/19/2013
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