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Spinal cord compression
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<p>Spinal cord compression is a form of <a href="/facts/Myelopathy/MtyTxXTw">myelopathy</a> in which the <a href="/facts/Spinal_cord/XbWLr917">spinal cord</a> is compressed. Causes can be bone fragments from a vertebral fracture, a <a href="/facts/Tumor/K0ytzmPz">tumor</a>, <a href="/facts/Abscess/BW3TH8kb">abscess</a>, ruptured <a href="/facts/Intervertebral_disc/RTj5SrMo">intervertebral disc</a> or other lesion. </p><p>When acute it can cause a <a href="/facts/Medical_emergency/5W8eARep">medical emergency</a> independent of its cause, and require swift <a href="/facts/Diagnosis/VcsPwshd">diagnosis</a> and treatment to prevent long-term disability due to irreversible <a href="/facts/Spinal_cord_injury/D0vo3ArR">spinal cord injury</a>. </p>