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Delayed spinal cord injury after a fall - Case report.
Daniel Ho1, Ka Lun Ng1, Jeffrey Zhang1
1Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia.
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
|October 15, 2025
Summary
Primary care physicians can identify spinal cord injuries missed in emergency departments after falls. Early detection by PCPs prevents serious patient harm and ensures continuity of care.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Emergency Medicine
- Primary Care
Background:
- Patients with falls and head strikes are frequently evaluated in emergency departments (EDs).
- Spinal cord injury (SCI) is typically ruled out clinically or radiologically before discharge to primary care physicians (PCPs).
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