Spinal cord transect-ion affects mostly active young individuals and is associated with substantial financial costs for acute treatment and lifetime supportive therapy. Complete transect-ion represents a small proportion of all spinal cord injuries (SCIs). Spinal cord transect-ion is a complete interruption of white matter tracts, segment gray matter, and associated nerve roots in the spinal cord at any point between the cervicomedullary junction and tip of the conus medullaris. It compromises normal blood supply and cerebrospinal fluid circulation.
