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. 2024 Jul 8;15:204. doi: 10.1186/s13287-024-03825-x

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Primary and secondary injuries following the spinal cord injury. Primary injury results in disruption of the myelin sheath in the spinal cord, bone fragments and tear of spinal ligaments; secondary injury activates the inflammatory cascade, forms glial scars, and inhibits injury repair