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Anyone know what is a severed spinal cord injury?
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Spinal cord injury: A spinal cord injury where the spinal cord was completely cut in two such that the bottom part can no longer communicate with the top part. This is the most severe form of spinal cord injury.
Answered 7/2/2015
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Severed cord: This is a spinal cord injury where the spinal cord is severed ( cut in half ) resulting in permanent loss of function below that level of the spinal cord.
Answered 10/2/2014
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