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This review describes two patients with spinal cord injuries associated with SMT (spinal manipulative therapy) and establishes the risk/benefit ratios for patients with lumbar or cervical pain. An analysis of these cases and 138 cases reported in the literature demonstrates six risk factors associated with complications of SMT. Neurosurgery (July 1993)