The effects of removal of bullet fragments retained in the spinal canal : a collaborative study by the national spinal cord injury model systems

Serial motor and sensory examinations were conducted on 90 patients with bullet fragments lodged in the spinal canal. Annual follow-up examinations were completed on 66 patients. Despite the fact that approximately 20% of the bullets had perforated the alimentary canal, no cases of infection were no...

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