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Penetrating Neck Trauma: A Case of Spinal Cord Injury by Embedded Scissor
Seon Hee Kim, Sun Woo Choi, Sung Jin Park, Kwang Hee Yeo, Chang Wan Kim, Sang Bong Lee, Ho Hyun Kim, Chan Yong Park, Jae Hun Kim, Jung Joo Hwang, Hyun Min Cho
Journal of Trauma and Injury 2015;28(2):71-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2015.28.2.71
Published online: June 30, 2015
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Department of Trauma Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital Trauma Center, Busan, Korea. csking1@hanmail.net
Received: 16 January 2015   • Revised: 19 March 2015   • Accepted: 15 May 2015

Penetrating neck trauma involving spinal cord injury is relatively uncommon, but can be life-threatening. We report a case of 59-year-old female who presented with hypotension after stab injury self-inflicted with a scissor to her neck. Although Open removal of the scissor and control of bleeding were successfully done, penetration of spinal cord resulted in a neurologic impairment.

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