Neurological, functional, and biomechanical characteristics after high-velocity behind armor blunt trauma of the spine.

The results from our animal model indicate that high-velocity BABT of the spine generates high pressure and acceleration in the spine, induces varying degrees of paralysis of hind limbs, and disturbs cerebral function. The neuronal degeneration caused by the pressure wave may be one of the important pathologic events involved in the development of trauma-related complications.