Most patients in the spinal cord center have survived an accident that, statistically, should have killed them.

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Instead, her October 2008 surgery at the Tampa, Florida- based center left Balch incontinent, with a dangerous spinal fluid leak, she said.

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While the Center is distinguished for its work in stroke rehabilitation, it also helps victims of spinal cord, brain, traumatic brain and orthopedic injuries, as well as cancer.

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