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Secondary injury cascade following spinal cord injury. Traumatic injury to the spinal cord leads to secondary injury progression that affects the lesion site and the entire spinal cord, including the cranial and caudal segments of the spinal cord. Following injury, excessive production of ROS is considered to trigger the secondary injury cascade of progressive degeneration that affects the entire spinal cord.
