If a fracture is bad enough, it can result in something called an epidural hematoma where blood compresses the spinal cord.

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Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD The meninges of the brain and spinal cord are three ... and bleeding (as in cerebral hematoma or hemorrhage ...