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| June 07, 1995 | Majeski, Tom | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Actor Christopher Reeve likely will never recover from his paralyzing neck injury, but his accident may spur much-needed research in a field that still is years from a major breakthrough, a University of Minnesota spinal cord expert says.

``You'll see a lot more people involved,'' said Dr. Kirkham Wood, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Minnesota. ``This could be the impetus for additional fund-raising.''

More research money would be welcome news for Charles Carson, president of the Spinal Cord Society, an international fund-raising group based in Fergus Falls, Minn.

A paraplegic since a 1976 airplane crash, Carson says too few dollars have been invested over the years in treating a…

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