CHAPTER VIII. Injuries to the Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord

INJURIES TO THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN AND SPINAL CORD

Fractures in their relation to nerve injury--Transverse processes--Spinous processes--Centra--Signs of fracture of the vertebra--Injuries to the spinal cord--Effects of high velocity--Concussion, slight, severe--Contusion--Haemorrhage, extra-medullary, haematomyelia--Symptoms of injury to the spinal cord--Concussion--Haemorrhage--Total transverse lesion--Diagnosis of form of lesion--Prognosis--Treatment 314