Abstract
Stab wound of the spinal cord is infrequently seen in the civilian population. When the knife penetrates directly to the spinal cord, incomplet spinal cord injury usually occurs. In this article, a case who had retained knife tip that traversed the spinal cord entirely without neurological deficit is presented. The mechanism and the management of such an injury are discussed in light of the literature.
Keywords: Spinal cord injury, stab wound, treatment
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Copyright © 2009 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
