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Case
report
Penetrating injury to cervical spine from a nail gun
Deepak Kumar Singh M Ch, Amit Gupta M Ch, RS Mittal M Ch, Vineet Saggar
M Ch
Department
of Neurosurgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur 302004 (Rajasthan)
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Abstract
Though modern civilian neurosurgical practice frequently encounters
unusual penetrating injuries of cranium and spine; penetrating nail
injuries to neck are very rarely described. We describe the case
of a 24 year old male who suffered such an injury from a nail gun.
The history, radiological studies and treatment are presented. Mechanism
of injury seems to share characteristics of low velocity projectiles.
We discuss the management of this unusual case reviewing the current
literature on penetrating neck injuries caused by similar objects.
Keywords
nail, nail gun, penetrating neck injury
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Address for correspondence:
Dr Deepak
Kumar Singh
913/3, Sector A, Indira Nagar
Lucknow (UP)
E-mail: gkp.deepak@gmail.com
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