Musculoskeletal · UKMLA & AKT
Spinal cord injury
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise spinal cord injury — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Spinal cord injury (SCI) - trauma or non-traumatic pathology causing motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction below the level of injury
- Cervical spine most commonly injured (50-60% of traumatic SCI); males ~80% of cases
- Cord extends to conus medullaris at L1-L2; below this = cauda equina (LMN lesion, not cord)
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