Gunshot wound causing complete spinal cord injury without mechanical violation of spinal axis: Case report with review of literature

Penetrating spine injury (PSI) forms the third most common cause of spine injury, only next to road traffic accidents and fall. Gunshot wound (GSW) forms the major bulk of PSI. Due to easy availability of firearms and antisocial behavior, GSW which were predominant in military population is now incr...

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Autores principales: Patil, Rahul, Jaiswal, Gaurav, Gupta, Tarun Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26692690
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.167855
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description Penetrating spine injury (PSI) forms the third most common cause of spine injury, only next to road traffic accidents and fall. Gunshot wound (GSW) forms the major bulk of PSI. Due to easy availability of firearms and antisocial behavior, GSW which were predominant in military population is now increasingly seen in civilized society. Here, we present a detail case review of unique case of civilian GSW indirectly causing complete spinal cord injury due to shock wave generated by the bullet, along with its systematic management.
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spelling pubmed-46604892015-12-11 Gunshot wound causing complete spinal cord injury without mechanical violation of spinal axis: Case report with review of literature Patil, Rahul Jaiswal, Gaurav Gupta, Tarun Kumar J Craniovertebr Junction Spine Review Article Penetrating spine injury (PSI) forms the third most common cause of spine injury, only next to road traffic accidents and fall. Gunshot wound (GSW) forms the major bulk of PSI. Due to easy availability of firearms and antisocial behavior, GSW which were predominant in military population is now increasingly seen in civilized society. Here, we present a detail case review of unique case of civilian GSW indirectly causing complete spinal cord injury due to shock wave generated by the bullet, along with its systematic management. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4660489/ /pubmed/26692690 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.167855 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660489/
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