Spinal Trauma.

A spinal cord injury often results from sudden trauma to the spine where the spine fractures or dislocates the bones that are surrounding the spinal cord, also called the vertebrae. Most injuries in the spinal cord are not severed but are more likely to cause fractures and compression of the vertebrae. A traumatic spine injury crushes and destroys extensions of the nerve cells which carry signals along the spinal cord, the brain and the rest of the body.

While treatment for spine trauma may include oral medication and immobilisation, severe spine injuries may require emergency care and life-saving surgery. When you in hospital, the neurosurgeon will focus on maintaining your breathing ability and immobilising your neck to prevent further spinal cord damage. Dr Timakia will use the imaging scans to locate where the issue is and how to resolve it. Treatment is thus based on the severity of the injury, and to determine this, Dr Timakia will use the following surgical treatment: