Vertebral Bone Injury

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The vertebral bone that I think was fractured occurred at C5. The C5-C6 spinal segment is located just beneath the middle of the cervical spine and helps provide the neck with structural support and flexibility. The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae and is located at the base of the skull. Its function is to support the skull, enabling head movements back and forth, and from side to side, as well as protecting the spinal cord. Each cervical has its own functions. Say if the injury happened at The C2 - C3 junction of the spinal then Allen have limited mobility in both their flexion and extension which is (flexion is the movement of the chin toward the chest and extension is the backward movement of the head). Allen stated that he couldn’t

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