Penetrating spinal injury: Reports of two cases

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-94

  Yilmaz, Nebi ^a   Kiymaz, Nejmi ^a   Mumcu, Çiǧdem ^a   Demir, Ismail ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Penetrating spinal cord injury; Spinal cord; Stab wound

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STAB WOUND;

ADULT; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; SPINAL INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449154498     PISSN: 1306696X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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