2009, Number 2
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Arch Med Urg Mex 2009; 1 (2)
Penetrating injury by punctured edged weapons in neck. Case report and literature review
Reyes LD, Ibarra GJA, Cabrera RA, Morales SR, Sánchez PM, Laguna HG, Ruiz CLI, Bárcenas OM, Castillo AJ
Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 63-66
PDF size: 162.06 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Penetrating injuries of the cervical spine are mostly a result of assaults with firearms, car accidents or punctured edged weapons; the anatomy of the neck consists of three zones ranging from the clavicle to the base of the skull abnormalities found in these mostly injury patients are vascular structures, nerve, larynx and tracheal are exceptional penetrating injuries that do not commit any of these structures. Below is a representative case of this pathology.
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