Migration of bullet in the spinal canal: A case report

As the spinal canal expands at T10 level naturally, it has been thought that the migration of a bullet within the spinal canal above this level is prevented and the migration of a bullet may only occur between T10 and S1 level. Here, a very rare case of a bullet traversing the length of the spinal c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgical neurology 1995-12, Vol.44 (6), p.548-550
Hauptverfasser:	Öktem, I.Suat, Selçuklu, Ahmet, Kurtsoy, Ali, Kavuncu, I.Argun, Paşaoğlu, Aydin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bullet Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging Foreign-Body Migration - physiopathology gunshot wounds Humans Male migration pneumothorax spinal canal Spinal Canal - diagnostic imaging Spinal Canal - physiopathology Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Thoracic Vertebrae - injuries Tomography, X-Ray Computed Wounds, Gunshot - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	As the spinal canal expands at T10 level naturally, it has been thought that the migration of a bullet within the spinal canal above this level is prevented and the migration of a bullet may only occur between T10 and S1 level. Here, a very rare case of a bullet traversing the length of the spinal canal is reported.
ISSN:	0090-3019 1879-3339
DOI:	10.1016/0090-3019(95)00212-X