Abstract
The objective demonstration of minor spinal and spinal-cord lesions following accidents is a classic discussion issue in both Clinical and Forensic Medicine. Particular problems are the patients with symptomatic spinal cord damage and normal neuroimaging. These situations are usually named with acronyms: SCIWORA (“spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality”), SCIWNA (“apinal cord injury without neuroimaging abnormality”), and SCIWORET (“spinal cord injury without radiological evidence of trauma”).Our purpose is to review the main clinical, radiological, and medico-legal features of these conditions, often unknown by those who are not used to treating spinal cord lesions. The main objective is focused on the medico-legal problems of these conditions. The results of our review places under question some aspects of the recent 35/2015 Spanish Law on accidents compensation, in particular when dealing with minor spinal injuries. Therefore, a review of the recent Spanish law's statements about spinal minor injuries compensation is required.
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