An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case report

A six-year-old boy was playing at his home, trying to climb up on a metallic gate which was attached with a hooked chain, and suddenly the child slipped down. The hook of the chain, including its ‘U’ shape segment got embedded into the posteromedial aspect of his thigh, through a small entry wound....

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Main Authors: Awaneesh Katiyar, Ajay Kumar, Neeraj Kumar, Bhaskar Sarkar, Quamar Azam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235264402030056X