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Stab injury of the thoracic spinal cord: case report.
Stab injuries of the spinal cord are rare. We report a case of a 22-year-old male who was hospitalized because of a spinal cord injury resulting from a stab wound in the posterior thoracolumbar area. On admission, the patient had 2/5 muscle strength of the right leg (monoparesis) and hypoesthesia below the L1 level. Radiological investigation revealed the retained tip of a knife that penetrated...
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.. ii.ii. The following morning it was noticed that ,, n fnirlv free discharge of thin serous fluid slightly blood-stained from the wound fllg 'nine The patellar reflexes on both sides were abolished. There was complete loss nf visibility to touch, heat and cold, and pain in the leg and thigh. Muscular sense was unimpaired in this lower extremity, and there was no diminution of motile power. Th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101602