Assertion: quadriplegia | /r/UsedFor | refer to spinal cord injury
Facets:
value: above the first thoracic vertebra
type: LOCATION
value: above neck
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Quadriplegia, also known as tertraplegia, refers to a spinal cord injury above the first thoracic vertebra or neck, resulting in paralysis in all four limbs.
text: Quadriplegia, otherwise known as tetraplegia, refers to any spinal cord injury above the first thoracic vertebra (T1) or any of the cervical vertebrae (C1- C8) and generally results in the paralysis of all four limbs.