Non-missile penetrating spinal injury with an impaled knife

Retention of all or part of the weapon following a non-missile penetrating spinal injury is a rare occurrence. The authors report a case of thoracic spinal cord stab injury in a young man. The patient presented with a knife blade lodged in his back and with Brown-Sequard-plus syndrome. At surgery,...

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Main Authors: Bruno Arekhandia, Williams Achibiri, Muyiwa Rotimi, Edward Jolayemi, Bamidele Adebayo, Omotayo Ojo, Okezie Obasi Kanu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2023-09-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/2442